Thule 897XT Hullavator Lift-Assist Kayak Carrier

What a PERFECT Rack

Strengths: Everything!

Weakness: A little hard to install on your own, for the first time

Once you get it installed, it is wonderful! I installed it on my sadan, for my 15' 80 pound kayak. I am only 5' tall so having a 15' kayak is a little hard to manuvar (out of water!). This system was a god send! Once I get the kayak to my car, all i have to do is lift each end ( about 2') and secure it into the cardel. Easy enough! and then just apply a little lift and the Thule system does the...
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Once you get it installed, it is wonderful! I installed it on my sadan, for my 15' 80 pound kayak. I am only 5' tall so having a 15' kayak is a little hard to manuvar (out of water!). This system was a god send! Once I get the kayak to my car, all i have to do is lift each end ( about 2') and secure it into the cardel. Easy enough! and then just apply a little lift and the Thule system does the rest. Fast and easy. Then I just tie everything down (all bindings and cords come with the unit) and I am ready to go!

By skanknpunx - Mar 19, 2008