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I am looking at Yakima Timberline towers to install some crossbars (model TBD) on my BS.
Primary purpose is to support my homemade fishing kayak rack (more about that below).
Does anyone know if the crossbars must be installed on the center portion of the factory roof rails (see green circled area on attached photo), or is it possible to secure the towers to the two end portions of the factory roof rails (see orange circled area on attached photo)?
The kayak is a Perception Outlaw 11.5 (11'-6" long and about 80 lbs). The bottom is tri-hull design (three V-hulls and two tunnels) , such that the center V-hull is deeper than the other two. This hull design means the kayak cannot sit flat on a more or less flat rail. Hence the custom design of the kayak rack which has two carpeted rails which support the kayak in the two hull tunnels.
I built the custom rack to mount onto the factory crossbars of my mini-van. The crossbars are spaced at the maximum dimension of 54" oc.
If I mount the crossbars on the BS only within the center portion of the roof rails, the maximum spacing is about 36". This seems too small a dimension for an 11'-6" long kayak for my liking.
If I can mount the crossbars on the two end supports of the roof rails, I can get the crossbars about 50" apart. This feels more stable to me.
Primary purpose is to support my homemade fishing kayak rack (more about that below).
Does anyone know if the crossbars must be installed on the center portion of the factory roof rails (see green circled area on attached photo), or is it possible to secure the towers to the two end portions of the factory roof rails (see orange circled area on attached photo)?
The kayak is a Perception Outlaw 11.5 (11'-6" long and about 80 lbs). The bottom is tri-hull design (three V-hulls and two tunnels) , such that the center V-hull is deeper than the other two. This hull design means the kayak cannot sit flat on a more or less flat rail. Hence the custom design of the kayak rack which has two carpeted rails which support the kayak in the two hull tunnels.
I built the custom rack to mount onto the factory crossbars of my mini-van. The crossbars are spaced at the maximum dimension of 54" oc.
If I mount the crossbars on the BS only within the center portion of the roof rails, the maximum spacing is about 36". This seems too small a dimension for an 11'-6" long kayak for my liking.
If I can mount the crossbars on the two end supports of the roof rails, I can get the crossbars about 50" apart. This feels more stable to me.
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