: I have a 13ft fiberglass kayak and I am having trouble moving it on my car. I
: would rather not have to dish out the 3 or 4 hundred dollars to use the
: thing.
: Does anyone have cheaper way to move the boat? I do not have rain gutters on
: my car. I thought about using a half of an extenstion ladder. I could
: secure the kayak to the ladder at the mid point and then the ends I could
: tighten to the under side of the car. Any thoughts?

Put foam blocks or carpet covered wood, towels over something, whatever, shaped roughly to the hull would be nice, on the roof. Buy a good 1 inch web strap, 6 or 8 bucks. Two straps is even better. Run the strap(s) through the open doors or windows and tighten. Tie the stems with rope to both corners at the bumper. Get in and close the doors. Buying those minicell foam blocks and a strap is maybe 35-40 I think bucks and easy. Forget the ladder unless the roof is expendable.
Jim