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Roof Rack

alcan_dan #24 Hi Group Here's a rugged yet simple roof rack I'd like to share. I had been looking for a versitile roof rack for some time now. The racks I found most often are the Yakima and Thule brands. These look like fine racks and both have lots of really trick features and accessories but that all comes at a price. What I really wanted was rack that was a bit more in line with my modest budget. What I have found is something called "Quik-N-Easy Brackets". These brackets are the upright portion of a roof rack and you use them to create your own custom rack. Quick-N-Easy offers a crossbar for the uprights, but I'm told most people use 2x4's or a piece of plywood to create their own design. I put a photo (from an ad) in the file section of this group named QnE.jpg for anyone who would like to see the rack. I purchased a set of 4 uprights for about $60 (28.95/pr), added 2x4 crossbars for another $10 and some indoor/outdoor carpet scraps for padding. The uprights I bought fit rain gutters and I'm not sure if there is a model for gutterless vehicles. The rack was easy to assemble. The lumber yard cut the 2x4 to my measurments and I only needed a crescent wrench to install them using four 3/8 carriage bolts, lock washers, and anti-vibration nuts. In my searching I discovered that Quick-N-Easy brackets don't often appear in catalogs or dealers where the other roof racks do. Where I found my set was at a Kayak and Raft supplier. My Sunfish sits solidly on the new rack - just what I was looking for. Dan AK
Keith Judson #27 Dan, I have used the Quick N Easy racks for years and they are terrific ( as well as relatively inexpensive). The only drawback is that they won't work on vehicles that don't have rain gutters. You can buy some that bolt through the top of your vehicle. I use mine for canoes. I have tried to load my Sunfish (single-handed) on my Chevrolet SUV, but the Sunfish is too heavy for me to do it by myself. Does anyone have any suggestions for loading a Sunfish on top of a vehicle by yourself. Keith J. Reno, NV toggle quoted message Show quoted text ----- Original Message ----- From: alcan_dan To: sunfish_sailor@... Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 9:46 AM Subject: [sunfish_sailor] Roof Rack Hi Group Here's a rugged yet simple roof rack I'd like to share. I had been looking for a versitile roof rack for some time now. The racks I found most often are the Yakima and Thule brands. These look like fine racks and both have lots of really trick features and accessories but that all comes at a price. What I really wanted was rack that was a bit more in line with my modest budget. What I have found is something called "Quik-N-Easy Brackets". These brackets are the upright portion of a roof rack and you use them to create your own custom rack. Quick-N-Easy offers a crossbar for the uprights, but I'm told most people use 2x4's or a piece of plywood to create their own design. I put a photo (from an ad) in the file section of this group named QnE.jpg for anyone who would like to see the rack. I purchased a set of 4 uprights for about $60 (28.95/pr), added 2x4 crossbars for another $10 and some indoor/outdoor carpet scraps for padding. The uprights I bought fit rain gutters and I'm not sure if there is a model for gutterless vehicles. The rack was easy to assemble. The lumber yard cut the 2x4 to my measurments and I only needed a crescent wrench to install them using four 3/8 carriage bolts, lock washers, and anti-vibration nuts. In my searching I discovered that Quick-N-Easy brackets don't often appear in catalogs or dealers where the other roof racks do. Where I found my set was at a Kayak and Raft supplier. My Sunfish sits solidly on the new rack - just what I was looking for. Dan AK Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sunfish_sailor-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

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