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AlexS

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:56 pm
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Peter Clinch

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:42 pm
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AlexS wrote:
> I have a VW campervan with a top that hinges up from the side and I want to
> carry a sea kayak. Top bars are, of course, not an option.

Is the hinge up the whole length of the roof line? If there's some
space fore and aft you'll only need bars there, though of course
deploying the extra roof space with a boat in the top will be a bit
of a problem...

Otherise, if you haven't got the boat yet you might consider
something like a Feathercraft, which you can take to bits and store
inside.

Pete.
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David Kemper

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:48 pm
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<AlexS> wrote in message news:1ucm02tbts74hj7tkpgrf88bh9inhf10tr@4ax.com...
>I have a VW campervan with a top that hinges up from the side and I want to
> carry a sea kayak. Top bars are, of course, not an option. Any ideas
> or
> experiences please?

Sets of goal posts on the bumpers?

Seriously though:

I have seen several VW campers with hinged tops which have been fitted with
bars and carry kayaks above the tilting roof.
A visit to the regatta course at Nottingham will be an eye opener for you.
There are often several such campers attending the sprint regattas. There
are sprint regattas during April, May, June, July & September, but I don't
have the exact dates to hand. The BCU website may have the dates if you care
to look.

Thule sell bolt-on plates simulating very short lengths of gutter which then
allows you to use standard roof bars on vehicles that otherwise cannot have
a rack fitted.

Otherwise you could use a trailer, you could get someone else to transport
your sea kayak for you, or you could get a folding sea kayak.

David Kemper
Not a fan of limited options.
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VK1NF

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:00 pm
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Alex:
A couple from Bristish Columbia who visited us in Eastport (Newfoundland)
had an old VW camper - the original 'peanut' style. Their rack - which had
travelled across Canada - had an Arctic Tern 14 in it ; just blue styrofoam
blocks, cut to fit the hull, and then glued and duct-taped to the camper
top. Pretty, no...effective, for sure. Pic is available - just e-mail me at
vk1nf (at) yahoo.ca
Regards,
Rick Hayes
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Mike

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:37 pm
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Plenty of vans around with a set of KCS
http://www.kayak.co.uk/equipment/carriers.htm or KariTek
http://www.kari-tek.co.uk/ J cradles attached to the roof. Mike.


<AlexS> wrote in message news:1ucm02tbts74hj7tkpgrf88bh9inhf10tr@4ax.com...
>I have a VW campervan with a top that hinges up from the side and I want to
> carry a sea kayak. Top bars are, of course, not an option. Any ideas
> or
> experiences please?
>
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S Hosie

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:25 pm
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What type of camper Type2 or T25, if it is a full length pop-top why don't
you see about bolting a carrier directly to the fiberglass. You would need
to fit a backing plate on the inside of the roof to spread the load , and
would need to seal the joint on the outside, but it would be a simple
solution . A ladder to reach the boat would also be needed,.
Stuart Hosie
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