DIY Kayak Car Loading Mount (How-To)

Hi all, there's been recent discussion on how to car top a kayak. So I thought I'd

throw out my own DIY to y'all. Hope it helps someone out!

The suction item is from Northern Tool:

A Grip 4-Head Suction Cup Dent Puller, cost is $10, I cut it down the middle

of the handle to break into two pieces. A 1 1/4" PVC slides over it securely, but 

you can either heat-gun the PVC and press on to mold it, or you can drill in and

screw to handle, etc.

Since I have a fairly wide hull with my Native U12, some side-load ideas just

wouldn't work. So I took general ideas and made a mount that works for me and

might for you. Pix below, captioned but I didn't post lengths of the PVC as each

person's modification should be made to fit their hull. Starting with the complete

setup, kayak mounted so you can see what it looks like first....

Weight may be an issue for your yak. Mine is 55# empty, this supports and rolls

just fine. To beef up you can use suitable wood dowels through various parts, and

simply gluing it all together will also add rigidity.

Part II, breakdown.