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hotrocks
Member Since: 05 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 234
  
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You beat me to it DiscoStu... thanks... now I wonder if I could get 9 canoes AND 9 people in it... 
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 Thu Jan 07 2010 1:29pm |
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DannyDisco
Member Since: 28 Sep 2011
Location: Berskshire
Posts: 3
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Back on track....
I have an old town canadian canoe, Any tip on actually getting it on the roof of D3, the wife and I use to get it on the old freelander but it's the height that is going to be an issue, especially for her..
Any advise on roof bars, techniques, and possibly a box to stand. If any has any pics it would be good... Otherwise we are going away in 1 series BMW for canoe trips..
Cheers
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| Thu Oct 06 2011 5:47pm |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: in my own space
Posts: 9070
  
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Get a step up platform, I use one for loading my kayak.
I put in the boot for when I go to launch, also doubles up as a bench when swmbo sits by the water watching/reading.
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| Thu Oct 06 2011 5:55pm |
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hotrocks
Member Since: 05 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 234
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As ronp suggests, an alloy step up in handy with the vehicle lowered (assuming you have air suspension).
We usually just lower the vehicle and stand on the tail gate while we lob it on top from the back, probably explains all the dents
We also make sure we buy light weight boats made out of rolaex (sic) or similar.
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| Thu Oct 06 2011 6:06pm |
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MartinR
Member Since: 27 Jan 2008
Location: Oxon
Posts: 645
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If you look over to the untidy garage thread, you'll see my boat lives on a frame in the garage, so it slides off that onto my shoulders, and then straight onto the roof - the j-bars for the kayaks help a lot with aiming!
At the riverside, if there's no handy wall to help with getting on my shoulders again, we lift the bow onto the back bar, then pick up the stern and slide her on, watching that you don't lift too high and score the roof  Depending how far back the back bar is, your also need to watch that you don't scrape the top edge of the boot. I can do it on my own, but it's easier with two!
A good place to go for some different ideas is the Song of the Paddle website (http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/) - you'll see some weird and wonderful things on there, including side lifting devices
Martin
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| Thu Oct 06 2011 6:12pm |
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