Yakima LandShark Saddles for Roof Rack Crossbars

Yakima Watersport Carriers - Y04030

Mount a kayak to your roof-rack crossbars in seconds with LandShark Saddles. These affordable saddles grip your boat tightly for safe travel and space apart to accommodate most hull shapes.

Features:

• Affordable system for mounting plastic-hulled kayaks to roof-rack crossbars
  • Kayaks mount to saddles hull-side down
  • LandShark Saddles not recommended for boats with composite hulls
• Contoured saddles make loading boat effortless
  • Grip hull tightly for safe travel
  • Space apart to conform to different hull shapes
  • Pivot front to back for maximum contact with hull
• Stabilizing Bow/Stern Tie-Down Straps included
  • Provide additional stability
  • Engage with easy-to-use, ratcheting pulley
  • Employ sliding plastic tubes to protect your vehicle from friction damage

Specs:

• Quantity: 4 saddles
• Capacity: 1 boat per 4 saddles
• Application: Round or square crossbars
  • Fits factory crossbars when mounted with Universal MightyMounts or MightyMounts (vehicle specific)
• Weight: 4.5 lbs
• Dimensions:
  • Overall: 8" long x 4" wide x 5-1/2" tall
  • Pads: 9-1/4" long x 6-1/4" wide surface area
• Lifetime warranty

8004030 Yakima LandShark Saddles for Roof Rack Crossbars

Replacement parts available for this product

Yakima SnapAround Mounting Brackets (SNARs) - Round and Square (QTY 4) $11.00

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• What Can I Use to Carry a Canoe on a 2004 Pontiac Vibe with Factory Raised Rails
  
• We do have a rack system available that will utilize the factory rails that run front to back. The Thule Crossroad Kit, part # TH45050 will attach to the existing rails and provide cross bars. With these cross bars you have a 165 pound capacity. If the roof load capacity of the Vibe is less, you must abide by that number instead. See the vehicle owner manual for roof capacity. Remember the weight of the canoe, 100 pounds, must be added to the weight of the carrier itself and that is the total
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• kayak roof racks
  
• To carry your Kayak on the roof of your 2007 Dodge Ram Quad Cab, Yakima offers two different alternatives. You could use a Universal Rooftop Kayak Carrier, like part # Y04053. This system is designed for vehicles that do not have a roof rack system. This would certainly be the less expensive way to go, but in my experience, a universal solution will work great with several different vehicles, but not so great with others. If you are planning on carrying the kayak only occasionally, this might
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