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Originally Posted by Giesela
I would be interested in hearing opinions of whether that windshield wiper housing would hold up to repeated kayak loadings and unloadings. Because don't forget, when I unload I pull on the back end and it hits and slides down the back of the roof.
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Not sure if you've considered the Thule 847 "outrigger" system. Basically the rear cross-bar extends two feet beyond the side of the vehicle allowing you to place the front of your kayak on it before you load. When I had my bike shop, I sold a number of these to customers who struggled with lifting their boats up onto their roofs. I think that you'll find that most "modern" suv/sav/crossover vehicles have some manner of "spoiler/wind-deflector" that is no-structural and therefore not suitable to put a boat on. The Thule system is designed to eliminate this potential damage.
