Yakima BoatLoader Canoe and Kayak Side Loading System

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Product Features

• Side loading system designed for easy transport of canoes and kayaks
• Telescoping arm extends outward for quick 1-person loading
• Keeps boat away from car during loading; retracts into round bar
• Works on sedans, SUVs, trucks, and more; requires Yakima round bar
• Designed with valuable assistance and insight of boat retailers

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

After a full day of paddling, the last thing you want to do is spend 20 minutes loading your canoe onto a poorly designed rooftop rack. Enter the Yakima BoatLoader, which makes it a breeze to load your canoe or kayak on top of tall vehicles. The BoatLoader is equipped with a telescoping arm that fits inside all Yakima crossbars, along with corrosion-resistant braces and hardware. When you're loading the boat, simply pull out the extending arm and swing the boat into the frame. It's so easy that one person can do it, plus it keeps the boat away from the car during loading.

For occasions when you're cruising boatless down the highway, the extendable arm retracts into the round bar. Designed with the valuable assistance and insight of Yakima's best boat retailers, the BoatLoader is suitable for everything from sedans to SUVs to minivans. Note that the BoatLoader only works with the Yakima round bar.

Product Description

The Yakima BoatLoader is the extra set of hands you need to slide your boat on or off your crossbars. Fits Yakima round bars only. The Yakima BoatLoader keeps your boat away from your car while loading and unloading.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B000MB2KIW
• Item model number: 8004018
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,103 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

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  #24 in	Sports & Outdoors > Car Sports Racks > Kayak & Canoe Racks
  #24 in	Automotive > Exterior Accessories > Cargo Management > Boat Carriers & Racks
  #81 in	Sports & Outdoors > Boating & Water Sports > Paddle Sports > Transport & Storage

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well designed and very functional!, July 12, 2008

By	D. Olsen (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is very handy for loading canoes by yourself. Saves rubbing the paint off your roof or canopy while loading. Strong enough to handle the three types of canoes I've used. Worth the money!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great accessory for racks, September 13, 2009

By	Chris Wilinski "Cure Collector" (Capistrano Beach, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This loader is so cool I'm buying another one. Right now I've been using it for hanging my wet gear on the side of my van, soon with two as a side surfboard rack that will work as a side awning above the side slider door. I'll be able to open the back of my van without having to slide my surfboards all the way forward, I plan on making a side shade using both and of course for canoes on occasion. Check out this website [...]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saves my car, canoe, and back., April 21, 2009

By	N. Brooks (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

I use a large fibreglass canoe that is at the very limit of my carrying capacity. This wonderful bar allows me to prop up the canoe on my shoulders via the yoke and simply walk it on to the roof of my car. These bars take the weight of the canoe and allow me to pop around and push the canoe the rest of the way up on the roof. Definitely worth the money since a botched "shimmy" mount attempt would cost me considerably more at the body shop!