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Rack Help - Water Sport

Rack Help - Water Sport

Sponsored by Thule^®

Thule offers the most options to carry your craft safely and in style. We have formatted this page to describe the three different types of carriers, how they are different and their features. Read the text to choose the best family of products for your use and use the comparison chart to select the best product for your needs.

Lift-Assist Carriers & Load-Assist Carriers (Kayaks only)

Lift-Assist Carriers

Our Lift-Assist carrier provides the following features

Carrier lifts up to 75lbs or 90% of kayak weight
Carries 1 kayak, 1-2 carriers per vehicle
Only 1 person needed to load and unload the boat
Easiest rack to load and unload
Tie down the boat at the side of the vehicle
8-touchpoints to conform to, protect and secure the boat

View the Lift-Assist comparison chart here

Load-Assist Carriers (Kayaks only)

Lift-Assist Carriers

Our Load-Assist carriers provides the following features

Carries 1 kayak, 1-2 carriers per vehicle
1-2 people needed to load and unload boat
Tie down boat on top of car
4-touchpoints to conform to, protect and secure the boat

View the Load-Assist comparison chart here

Horizontal Carriers (kayaks, boards, canoes)

Lift-Assist Carriers

Our horizontal carriers provides the following features

Carries 1-2 kayaks or boards, 1-2 carriers per vehicle
1-2 people needed to load and unload boat or boards
Tie down boat on top of car
4-touchpoints to conform to, protect and secure the boat
User lifts and lowers 100% of boat weight

View the Horizontal comparision chart here

Vertical Carriers (Kayaks only)

Lift-Assist Carriers

Our vertical carriers provides the following features

Carries 1-4 boats, 1-4 carriers per vehicle
1-2 people needed to load and unload boat
Tie down boat on top of car
User lifts and lowers 100% of boat weight

View the Vertical comparison chart here

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