NYCkayaker not enough muscle

[Alex Hu]

I would strongly discourage buying the Hullavator.  I had one last
summer (when it was a new product) and I returned it after one trip from
Westchester to Massachusetts.  The mechanism is pretty cool and it does
a good job of doing most of the heavy lifting, but the units are VERY
heavy (the two units combined weigh more than my Necky Zoar), sit high
on the roof rack, and rattle, whistle and shift around on a moving car.
I bought it from ORS Racks Direct and they were very nice about taking
it back and giving me a full refund.  I learned that the less moving
parts the better.

 

I ended up going with Yakima cradles and their extender bar and I'm much
happier now, even if it takes a little more effort.

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net
[mailto:nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of Gordon, Peter
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 1:06 PM
To: annroberti at yahoo.com; Lily Whyte; nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
Subject: Re: NYCkayaker not enough muscle

 

You could also try the Maine Roll-on.  It's about $70 and seems to do
the job.

 

http://www.orsracksdirect.com/maine-roll-on-kayak-canoe-loader.html

 

 

Peter Gordon, 

 

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From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net on behalf of Ann Roberti
Sent: Mon 7/17/2006 12:52 PM
To: Lily Whyte; nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
Subject: Re: NYCkayaker not enough muscle

I also have an Outback and I use a product called Roller Loader.    It
works well, and it much less money than the Hullivator.  down side is
you have to put it on and take it off each use.  but you can use it as a
kayak cart if you have to carry your boat a long way.  It's a little
awkward for that but if you adjust the straps it works. 

 

I have rollers on my rack, but the car is too tall for me to get the
boat up on to the rollers without this roller loader.

 

I got it at a local place on Long Island years ago, so you may be able
to find it somewhere,  but here is a picture of it I found with a quick
google.

 

http://kayakfishingstuff.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_
Code=RollerLoader&Category_Code=kc

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Lily Whyte [mailto:lilywhyte at optonline.net]
	Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 9:58 PM
	To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
	Cc: aaamole
	Subject: NYCkayaker not enough muscle

	I have a Subaru Outback and a Necky kayak. As I age, I am having
difficulty lifting the boat up onto the top of the car. Does anyone know
any appliances or gadgets or anything that might help?

	Thank you for your thoughts and time.

	Lily

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