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rabbitguts

Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:42 am
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Location: melbourne

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:56 pm

I have the standard suzuki roof racks, am i dreaming that i could put a canoe on the roof and still be safe, considering canoe could be say 4 metres long??

jimny_timmy

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:56 pm

Its gonna over hang the front by a mile! I'd be a little worried about the canoe snapping from the flex, esp if you hit a decent bump.

CairnsZook

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:09 pm

To balance the canoe, it'll overhang the rear by a mile.

Like this :lol:

steve

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:13 pm

yeah it'll do it easy.

jimny_timmy

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:22 pm

CairnsZook wrote:

To balance the canoe, it'll overhang the rear by a mile.

Like this :lol:

You'd get away with that because of the trailer, but that over hangs too far (well here in Nsw it does, 99% sure an over hang of 60cm from the rear is the most we can have) but that is quite an effort there lol

CairnsZook

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:25 pm

jimny_timmy wrote:

Exactly. There's no way I'd do that without the trailer. If anyone hit my hand-built Huon Pine canoe, I would cry :cry:

btw, it's 5.5m long, so will overhang much more than the OP's 4m canoe.

BAZZOOK

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:40 pm

Chop

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:11 pm

Here in s.a, its 1m overhang at the rear and must have a flag. Mine was less at the rear because mine was supported forward more off the bullbar. 4.5m canoe :wink:

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BlueSuzy

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:13 pm

This reminds me of the time i had 10x 6m 2x4 beams in my swb softop :lol:

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squibby

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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:18 pm

Funny! I saw one just yesterday around warners bay in Newcastle. White Jimny with a canoe on the top. Looked ok to me.

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Shoey

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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:04 am

Have the same problem with my Jimny. I'm going to weld a piece of RHS to my bulbar. Then made a t-shape ladder rack style support that slides into the sleeve welded to the bulbar. Drill a whole through both pieces of steel and anchor it in with a bolt and split pin. I will post a photo when this glamour pisses off.

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mondo

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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:19 am

i carry two kayaks on my sierra, one is 4.7m long and the other 4.9m long, in qld rear overhang is 60% of the wheel base starting from the centre of the rear axle, regardless of trailer, and 1.2m forward from the front rack, i think my longer kayak is just a bit outside that, but i don't think i'll ever get hassled

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Shoey

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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:02 am

Here is what I am going to do.

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tazmanier

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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:17 pm

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