malone handirack - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

aftahour · 02-18-2009, 09:25 PM

anyone tried this or known anyone w/ this.. http://maloneautoracks.com/inflatable.html i thought this might be a better way to tansport my yak than the foam..i drive a honda prelude. i dont want to spend to much on a rack cause im gonna get a truck or suv soon..

dgax65 · 02-18-2009, 10:27 PM

Those inflatable tubes are fairly wide and you don't have much roof to work with. most of the support would be provided by just two of the tubes. I would also be concerned about the keel compressing the tubes when shock loaded (ie: hitting bumps). An air bladder is going to momentarily compress under load and most of the compression will be right under the keel. A foam block will not compress as much. Can you carry the yak upside down?

bigderel · 02-18-2009, 11:48 PM

I've got a set of hard racks in the garage from my 2003 Honda Accord coupe that I sold a while back. I imagine they'll fit your car...if your'e interested we can check to make sure they fit thru their website. I'll let them go for $150 - they're Yakimas if I remember correctly and are in good shape. I'm in SD.

02-18-2009, 09:25 PM	#1
aftahour Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: torrance Posts: 155	malone handirack anyone tried this or known anyone w/ this.. http://maloneautoracks.com/inflatable.html i thought this might be a better way to tansport my yak than the foam..i drive a honda prelude. i dont want to spend to much on a rack cause im gonna get a truck or suv soon..

02-18-2009, 10:27 PM	#2
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	Those inflatable tubes are fairly wide and you don't have much roof to work with. most of the support would be provided by just two of the tubes. I would also be concerned about the keel compressing the tubes when shock loaded (ie: hitting bumps). An air bladder is going to momentarily compress under load and most of the compression will be right under the keel. A foam block will not compress as much. Can you carry the yak upside down? __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

02-18-2009, 11:48 PM	#3
bigderel UberMember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On the water Posts: 71	I've got a set of hard racks in the garage from my 2003 Honda Accord coupe that I sold a while back. I imagine they'll fit your car...if your'e interested we can check to make sure they fit thru their website. I'll let them go for $150 - they're Yakimas if I remember correctly and are in good shape. I'm in SD.