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Canoe on my prius

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by kolski, Apr 23, 2018.

  1. kolski

    kolski Junior Member

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    Hey everyone,

    I just installed my thule roof rack on my 2008 prius and I'm set to pick up an 18' canoe on Wednesday.
    I'm a little nervous, but this roof rack is really friggen sturdy. The thing that I'm most concerned with is being able to secure properly with tie-downs... does anyone have suggestions as to where I should tie-down the canoe?

    Thanks in Advance!
     
    #1 kolski, Apr 23, 2018
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    Does the roof rack have tie down points? You could take some ratcheting straps with hooks and attach the canoe to the rack. Just my opinion, but I would not tie it to the vehicle. Isn’t that the point of the rack?
     
    #2 tada, Apr 23, 2018
  3. wjtracy

    wjtracy Senior Member

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    18-footer? Well mine is 17-ft.
    On a Gen2 you will find some lugs you can use as tie down spots, if I recall all four corners have one.
    That's what I used, but also there are some tie down hardware on Amazon that fit in the hood and other places.

    These days I mostly use a 10-ft kayak, and I mostly stuff it in my minivan, but I got the idea from a guy here who stuff's the same kayak in his Prius, but he had to tie down the hatch as it would not quite totally fit in.
     
    #3 wjtracy, Apr 23, 2018
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