How To Tie A Board To A Roof Rack

Demonstrates how to properly secure your kayak or sup to the roof rack of your vehicle.

How to tie a board to a roof rack. This guide shows you how to put a surfboard on a roofrack watch this and other related films here. He discusses the import. Marcus from the bill jackson s paddling dept. 4 web ratchet straps in a pair of x formations to hold down the board to the cross bars.

Slide the board up so that the widest part of the board is between your crossbars. A pair of 20 web ratchets used as a fail safe in case the board slides to the rear of the vehicle. Please also watch this newer video with more details and safety tips. My car with 4 x8 mdf board on the roof rack.

Take a cam strap and position the buckle so it is resting on top of the board but near the edge. Second trip 16 2 x4 x6 boards on my roof rack. Here s how to tie down a sup with cam straps. On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle.

Make sure the board is properly balanced and the weight is evenly distributed between the front and back. It should be close to one of the crossbars. What types of tie downs work best. Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails.

With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars. Position your sup so it is running parallel with the car and with the widest point of the board between the crossbars of your rack. Here s a guide on how to strap paddle board to roof rack. Https youtu be tv ocnlucfg how to strap your surfboard or sup to a car s roof rack in.