Thule Watersport Carriers - TH835PRO
Thule improved its most popular J-style kayak carrier with the Hull-A-Port Pro which incorporates the Pull Fold Done (P.F.D.) lever to quickly fold the carrier to allow additional overhead clearance when the carrier is not in use.
Features:
- Pull Fold Done (P.F.D.) lever makes it quick and easy to collapse carrier
- More overhead clearance when carrier is not in use
- J-profile for easy loading and unloading
- Also creates more room on the load bar to transport other gear
- Quick on/off hardware ensures fast installation and removal
- 2 Ratcheting bow and stern tie downs and 2 straps and buckle protectors included
Specs:
- Holds 1 Kayak
- Weight capacity: 75 lbs
- Minimum crossbar spread: 24"
- Fits Thule standard, Rapid Aero, AeroBlade and Xsporter crossbars; Yakima bars; and most factory installed racks
- Will not work on Rhino Rack elliptical crossbars
Thule Hull-A-Port Pro Folding J Rooftop Kayak Carrier improves on Thule's most popular J-style kayak carrier with the incorporation of a convenient fold-down feature. The Pull Fold Done (P.F.D.) lever rapidly folds to allow additional overhead clearance when the carrier is not in use.
The Hull-A-Port Pro offers stability for the safe transport of your kayak over long distances and the best clearance of any J style carrier on the market. Thule Hull-A-Port Pro Folding J-Style Rooftop Kayak Carrier Mounting System also provides more room on your vehicle roof rack or load bars for stowing other water sport gear or anything else you need to transport. Includes two ratcheting bow and stern tie downs, and two straps and buckle protectors so you can be sure your gear is securely mounted. The improved J profile mounting system makes loading and unloading your kayak a breeze. Installation and removal are fast and simple with easy to use, Quick On/Off hardware. The Thule Hull-A-Port Pro Folding J Kayak Carrier fits Thule standard, Rapid Aero, AeroBlade and Xsporter load bars; Yakima bars; and most factory installed racks.
835PRO Thule Hull-A-Port ProTM Folding J Rooftop Kayak Carrier
Video of Thule Hull-A-Port Pro Folding J-Style Rooftop Kayak Carrier
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Video Transcript for Thule Hull-A-Port Pro Rooftop Kayak Carrier Review
Today we are going to show you part number TH835PRO from Thule. What we have here is our Hull-A-Port Pro Folding J Rooftop Kayak Carrier. So what this does is help you carry your Kayak on your Thule load bars or factory load bars on your vehicle. What you see is only half the kit we already have the other half assembled and installed on our vehicle. The furthest right we have the cradle it self that holds the Kayak. These here are the clamps that clamp it to the load bars. Next we have tie up straps to load the Kayak to the cradle. We also have 2 sets of bolts here depending on what kind of load bar you have. This first set is for Thule load bars and the 2nd set is for factory load bars. It also comes complete with tie down straps to keep your Kayak pointing straight with your vehicle when your going down the road
The first step of the installation is installing the hardware. It is pretty simple we just the bolts right through here. Make sure they go all the way through to the bottom. You have to move a little bit of the rubber and plastic to get it to seat in there completely. Next we will install the clamps loosely install them really 2 or 3 turns at the most. Before we install it we need to open it up and simply pull this lever out and it just swings out and we can install it. Now we can just install our clamps and get even with the other one. Then you can just tighten them down by hand. Next we can install our straps the first step in that is to install our buckle protector. Which what it does is keeps the buckle from scratching your car. Then install this strap through this little loop here at the bottom. We will just leave it off to the side and put our rack back up. At this point we are ready to load up our Kayak. Next we can go ahead and load up our Kayak. Once we have our Kayak centered on the rack we will pull the straps over from the backside to the front and run it through the loop then pull it tight. Now we will roll up our strap and push it in the small compartmen
Next we want to assemble our tie down straps. It is pretty simple start off using your hook. Tie it down to your hook and then use whatever favorite knot you like. Now we need to run it through the other tie down hook. Go ahead and start it in there, push that lever back to free it up and spin the wheel until it comes out the other side. Thats it now we can apply this to our boat. You start off by finding an attaching point underneath the vehicle then take the other end and hook it onto the end of the boat. Tighten it as you see fit then do the same thing for the back side. Make sure the boat is tight on your car then there you have it. The TH835PRO Hull-A-Port Pro from Thule.
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I checked with Thule and this carrier will install directly to your factory cross bars.
It sounds like you have already determined what your roof capacity is and that your kayaks will weigh less than the roof capacity so you should be good to go.
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- Will Thule Hull-A-Port Pro fit on a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe with Factory Cross bars
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I attached a review video for this product for you to check out also.
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Installation Details
