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I understand, my mistake was in assuming you meant the wooden J racks. It is a lot of effort to lift the kayak over the "flat" cradles.
Did you laminate your cradles with epoxy of something else?
: The rack I made holds the kayak flat, right-side up, and calls for
: lifting the boat higher and more level than a J-rack requires.
: The kayak sticks out over the back end of the car, so that end
: is easy to hold up. The front isn't long enough to stick out
: beyond the hood, however; lifting it from the side and from the
: end is awkward. Lifting from the side it is easier to hold the
: kayak up tilted -- which is what is called for with J-racks --
: and I should be able to load it by myself without worrying about
: dinging the paint.
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