Recent content by AnnabelleT4R96

Thanks 4R99JB Yeah, bow and stern tie-downs to the vehicle are essential and probably would have prevented my mishap. Any reason you tie under the hood instead of the tie points under the bumpers?

Thanks for responding dubman Yakima sent me some free replacement tracks along with a 78in crossbar set up with freight/cam straps ( 78" = just wide enough for two canoes). I went with the longer 60in tracks, so I had a shop drill the extra holes and install them last weekend. I'll play with...

Awesome! Thanks for the tip. What length did you go for?

I got a reply from RackAttack.com: "I wouldn't recommend removing your damaged factory tracks and trying to replace them with Yakima tracks. The bolt locations will be different and potentially lead to a leaky roof. If you want the Yakima tracks I'd determine a location on clean sheet metal...

Longer tracks would definitively make for a more stable rack. Any experience with after market tracks?

I had Annabelle outfitted with Yakima towers and 72in crossbars, *Sniffle* …She was beautiful. A strong wind on the interstate caught the canoes and ripped the rail-rider towers out of my OEM tracks (I had the bow and stern tied to the bars instead of the tow hooks- lesson learned). Yakima is...

I've hauled single canoes and kayaks on my OEM cross bars no problem. Just make sure you tie down the bow and stern to the front and rear bumpers! The tracks are far too short, so the cross bars are too close together to support a longer boat without securing the ends. If you want to carry...

Any progress on the roof tracks? I'm having to decide between OEM tracks and Yakima Tracks. Let us know how your install goes. Thanks

Atalarico, How long were the roof tracks you installed? I had a Yakima system rip out of the OEM tracks on my 96. Yakima will either pay to replace the OEM tracks or send me Yakima tracks. I need some help deciding which to get. I'd love to have longer tracks, but I'm worried about about the...