I have a new Hobie Pro Angler on the way and want to carry it on a set of Thule square bars mounted on my truck camper shell. My question is, does anyone have a recommendation as to what the bar spacing should be for the Pro Angler? I have to drill and mount artificial rain gutters on top of the shell and only want to drill once lol.
Thanks,
Andre
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You could look up the specs on the hobie/thule bars. I would wait till you get the yak. Congrats on the new boat.
I have a pro angler. They are a monster. I used ladder racks for the first week I had it, that was about 6 days to long. I bought a trailer for it. Way too bulky to be taking on ladder racks, too hard to get on and off.
You could get a bed extender for your truck. I have one and it works great. They have them at time out sports.
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Spacing is 12" on center. Picture of PA on bunks. I have 2 PA’s on a modified tandum SeaDoo trailer.
100 lbs before you add anything. If there is a ramp where I’m going it’s so easy to back them in the water.
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keep that yak low. It’s too heavy to heft up on a truck. i got my bed extender at harbor freight for $29 a few years ago. Works great and can haul 2 yaks.
If you had the trailer, you could always leave your yaks strapped and ready to go.
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That $29 extender still working and hasn’t rusted out?
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Yep, works great. I store it under my lean-to behind the toolshed.
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson
Malibu X-13
WS Pamlico 120 Angler
I wouldn’t worry about loading it on a roof rack if you have a truck. That is a long way to lift it if you do not have to. I would recommend putting in the bed of the truck. I normally put mine in without an extender and use the front handle to run the tie downs to the hooks in the back of the truck. I just did about 2000 miles in two weeks with it like this with no problems. I have been traveling with it this way for several years and have not had any problems.
