Loading a Boat onto Your Car Single Handedly

This is a video of a simple tool you can use to single handedly roof rack a boat onto you vehicle. This is a very easy and inexpensive way to get your boat on and off your car so you can get to the lake. At its simplest, all you need to do this is two prices of rope and a way to tie them to the boat's transom and to your roof rack.

[@randylee2366]

Great method; have been looking for something this simple for a while. Thanks!

[@oldergeologist]

Very simple but very clever. No need for frames and winches etc.

[@SelfieSam]

Thank you so much for posting!!

[@hardystein114]

Very clever Mark , and so simple ! 👍👍👍

[@mccwiseley8085]

Thanks 👍

[@yeisonx]

Awesome idea, thanks for sharing 👍

[@mikewhyte834]

Ecellent idea. This helps me so much.

[@xavierderoos]

Great idea, thank you

[@Harleywindtherapy]

Ingenious! Thank you!

[@tianelle1155]

nice . thanks for that

[@ytboombox]

nicely done!

[@danielk6105]

Brilliant

[@MrJr298]

This may work for my kajak too.

[@HANDIY]

Very good Idea, thanks

[@mccwiseley8085]

Hope it helps you to get on the water.

[@aamershaikh6409]

Just wonderful!

[@mccwiseley8085]

Pretty simple hopefully you will find it useful

[@raymondbrown2921]

Great Mark, Ray ,Manchester England,

[@TheChaznw]

Nice!

[@sylviaarroyo2573]

Fantastic system! Thank you for posting!

[@mccwiseley8085]

I hope you find it useful and you get out on the water often.

[@lourossi7576]

Hi How do i order the boat roof rack i am now watching

[@mccwiseley8085]

@@lourossi7576 the roof rack is standard equipment on my van with a few boards added to make it wider. The system is just two ropes you can get anywhere. It is really a method not a thing you buy.

[@jamesklinski3890]

I have 12 ft aluminum row boat and an SUV. Think this will work for me? Boat is about 200lbs

[@klerisfyroera2432]

Τέλεια ιδέα, την εφαρμόζω αύριο. Ευχαριστώ

[@DEEMACKEY901]

Genius

[@cbx1168]

Excellent demonstration - any updates over the years? Thanks

[@mccwiseley8085]

No it worked fine without issue while I had them. I no longer have that boat or the van. I now have a kayak and a pick up so I don't have to use the ropes.

[@marktrask8489]

clever

[@Bugs11000]

You should be an engineer.

[@mccwiseley8085]

Just a simple psychologist

[@williamklein6749]

What plans are the boat made from?

[@mccwiseley8085]

Hannu Boatyard free plans this is the 12' skiff

[@mikeboston421]

you need a pipe or two more for the back of your vehicle, or you're gonna scrape it all up, otherwise well done

[@mccwiseley8085]

I loaded and off loaded it many times and scratching the van was never a problem. The main concern for that is you have to make contact with the roof rack before shoving it on/off.

[@thewanderingbox8253]

👍🏴‍☠️⛵

[@ricardoneisse9060]

How much does the boat weight?

[@mccwiseley8085]

About 100+ lbs

[@chatteyj]

@@mccwiseley8085 ! wow you think this method could be up scaled for a boat weighing 62kg? I'm thinking of buying a 136 1b boat and want to roof rack it sometimes on my own rather than buy a trailer