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This is by far the best way I've seen to load a kayak on and off a J Cradle roof rack. I have an Old Town Otter that weighs 43lbs. When I was younger I used to pick it up and throw it into the cradles. A few years ago I had to start using a step stool; picking up the kayak, stepping up on the step stool, then throwing it into the cradles. I recently almost fell off the step stool while trying to throw it into the cradles and decided that method was way too unsafe. I found your method today and gave it a try. WOW!!! What a difference. I put my kayak on and took it off the roof rack three times in about 5 minutes using your method, just to get the hang of it. I was completely blown away with how much easier it is to do. No straining, no struggling. Thanks for posting!

u picked it up some

@ :28 seconds should be a framed photo! Cheers

does this technique works for short ppl? lol

very nice , from Chile..

Just bought an old beat to hell scupper classic,to see how I’ll take to paddling.if I find it works for me,I’ll give the old scup to a buddy and drop the hammer on a modern Swell scupper 12 or 14.

What Roof rank do you have? i also have a ford escape and am looking for one to get my kayak to the boat ramp lol.

15 pro ?

Thanks

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Thought the Scupper 14 would make a great MR340 yak but this 16 looks like a perfect match for the 340

happy I already have my scopper from Chile

I first got a Scupper Pro double hatch in 2000, and in 2008, switched it out for a tankwell version. It is still in great shape, well loved and kept away from the sun in my garage. Apparently the Scupper 16 is a bigger and further refinement of that same design, using better materials. I would love to try this kayak and compare the handling & performance to mine.

are your J-cradles installed on OEM cross bars?

nice , thanks saludos from Chile

I'm from Brazil and if the dollar wasn't worth almost 5 reais I would buy a Scupper 14.

Cool to see you guys up and running again!

This is a con!! You had to pick each end up!!!

What's the weight?

Just wanted to chime in with some specifics that will make this harder or easier depending on the situation. I found this video and was very excited to try to solo load my Crescent Crew tandem kayak onto my 2020 Kia Soul roof rack (this is not a joke). There are 3 things that made this significantly more difficult than I was hoping. 1. While the Crew is technically shorter than the Scupper 14, it is 10" wider, and has a very bulbous side profile. This makes it pretty tricky to slide into the J cradle without it wanting to slide out. 2. The Crew is 79 lbs, which is ~25% heavier than the Scupper 14. The combo of the weight and the very round side profile makes it really tough to keep tucked into the cradle and maneuver the 2nd half into position. 3. My vehicle has OEM roof racks, and Yakima Jaylows. The OEM rack puts the Jaylows pretty far inboard, as opposed to the setup shown here, where the cradles appear to be overhanging the side of the vehicle. I mostly avoided contact by just throwing a bath mat over the space between the racks, but it was definitely impossible to only make contact w/ the cradle. I don't want to be negative - I imagine this method totally works for lots of situations, and I actually think that I could make it work with practice and the right approach/trajectory with my current setup. Just wanted to provide some context for others who might be looking at loading a big kayak solo. I can lift my 55 lbs Tarpon 105 over my head and throw it in the racks without much issue, so I was hoping this method would make the Crew just as easy. Thanks for making the video! Maybe someday I'll use it for a Scupper 14 ;-)

This is how I hope to do it. Thank you for uploading!

wow, the lines on this kayak are like no other. On my purchase list! Wishing you much success!

I was sponsored by Fluid Kayaks for year, all of which Celliers designed. When Celliers designed the Vagabond kayaks I bought one for myself and one for my son. His designs are totally cutting edge and if I lived in the USA I'd 100% get one of these. All the best! This looks fantastic.

The scuba cylinder would be set with the BCD/back plate and regulator in the tank well. This way it's ready to dive in when you get to the site. Having the BCD inflated allows it to float. So the diver can don it in water.

how heavy is your boat?

u should hang a bath mat over your car

I’m like 5 feet 100 pounds hope it’s as easy as this looks 😅

Are these available now?

Where can we get one of these? The website doesn't show any dealers when I put in my zip and city.

Is it all universal/cross compatible? Yak attack works with RAM etc.?

Wait a minute... How tall are you???

Wow love this video well explained

Good to see Tim further developing his kayak concept. As a boat designer, I could see that the original was too wide forward of the cockpit inhibiting paddle catch (entry) close enough to the kayak to be paddling efficient and yet somehow it worked well enough to be one of the best SOTs for years. This says more about the poor designs out there. This incarnation is a huge improvement. My only wish is that it was not shorter than the original. 15' would have been the sweet spot. I have not seen or tried the Scupper 14 in the UK yet. I will be sure to try it when I do.

Don’t know how they made it happen but my customer experience was incredible!! They did what they said and the yak is what they say it is. No B.S. what so ever. --Greg Carter, Payson Az.

I really like the white or light gray color

it'd be trickier if you got a kayak with a rudder, so can't really put the bottom of kayak on the ground

Yo u mistook the mainsheet for the vang (which you named the wuvang). You can't sail it without a mainsheet.

One correction you should make is that the hatch requires a 4.5 inch hole saw. I made the mistake of using 4 inches and then figured it out too late. Easy enough fix though taped the piece of plastic in so I have a guide and used a 4.5 inch hole saw and hatch is installed.

I realaize it has been out for about 4 years, but just heard about the new Swell Scupper 14. Speaking honestly, this is the first 'new' fishing kayak in the best part of a decade that has gotten me excited. Seems like a kayak that is designed to be paddled. Looks perfect for fishing, paddling and camping.

Nice vid , now if you can just make transporters possible I wouldn’t have to wait for that slow ass cargo boat to get my kayak . Lol 😂

I get my wife to do it 😉

Would you recommend securing al three straps with the loop you used or no? Seemed like it’d make opening and closing easier keeping all three straps on the one side connected to the hatch cover.

Ok,Does This Rudder Come Installed or am I Expected to Install it Myself?!?

Thank you! Hope it turns out be as easy as you made it look! Adding another tip of laying a rubber back bathmat on the side you are loading to help prevent any scraping or denting of the roof between the racks and I'm ready to go!!

Stainless Steel Hex Socket-head Cap Nuts to apply on top of the SST Hex Nuts will prevent abrasive ingress' to dry bags.

Really interested in buying one. Where I normally go out the surf is normally 2' to 4' would this cope with that or would it not be able to drain until I get out of the surf zone?

Can you reach forward to shut off the valve while in the kayak

If you keep the scupper plugs down will they rub when landing at a beach. Suppose you can lift up the ones you can reach ?

0:26 the ocean - get the f*** out of here with that sh!t.

good technique well explained