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Replacement foam block for Malone rooftop kayak carrier makes it easy to transport a kayak on most truck rack crossbars. Foam blocks provide a safe surface between your truck ladder rack and your boat. Straps and tie-downs not included.
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Today we're going to be taking a look at the Malone foam kayak block for truck racks. This unit can be used to replace a damaged block. You could also get multiple of these foam blocks to create your own set up. We do recommend that at least two blocks are used to safely haul one kayak. You'll notice that it has the oversize cut out that fits most extruded aluminum crossbars on truck bed ladder racks. Edge to edge going this direction, that cut out or that opening is going to measure around four inches. Going this direction it's going to measure about one and five eighths of an inch. It's a really nice design.
It's got the slit in the bottom so that way you can easily fit this over the truck bed ladder rack. When it comes to the construction, it's an EVA closed cell foam construction. And it features a nice contoured design that's going to fit the shape of your kayak. When it comes to the overall dimensions, starting with the overall length measuring edge to edge, that's going to give us a measurement of around 14 inches long. When it comes to the width, edge to edge in this direction, that's going to give us a measurement of about five and a half inched wide. Here at the end it's going to measure about four inches tall. And then at the center, at the lowest point of that contoured design, it's going to be about three and one quarter inches tall. You're going to get one block with this part number, and it is made in the USA. That's going to do it for today's look at the Malone foam kayak block for truck racks..
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (62 Customer Reviews)
Replacement foam block for Malone rooftop kayak carrier makes it easy to transport a kayak on most truck rack crossbars. Foam blocks provide a safe surface between your truck ladder rack and your boat. Straps and tie-downs not included.I sent a request on this product to confirm that it would fit my rack. The guys at etrailer checked it out, and let me know that it did. I ordered 4 of them and they work perfectly. Shipping was reasonable and quick with no issues. Will do business with them again! K 694579
I am giving the racks a five, although have to say I have not carried anything of substance on them yet. I got primarily to carry two kayaks at same time. But I am happy with how they installed, and how they look and the general apparent integrity of the product. I had a bit of a delay for delivery due to factory, which necessitated the customer service team of eTrailer to hold back the shipment until I was back at my residence. They did an excellent job with this special request, and communication was always prompt and to the point. These racks also sold for about half of the price of what I suspect is their major competition; so that was a major decision point for me. I do not at this time feel I sold myself short by not going with the more expensive brand. 739724
I purchased the closed cell foam kayak pads from Malone to fit my Trac Rack ladder rack. It was not easy to locate a pad to fit the wide bars of this rack but, searching etrailers website I was able to do just that. The pads are good solid foam that is quite sturdy. On our first trip with them on I couldn't have been happier with their performance, 1,000 miles round trip and the pads didn't move at all. I would recommend these to anyone with wide bars on a rack that needs to carry kayaks. 664659
Scott - 07/05/2020These foam pads worked great on my 1000 mile trip down into Baja. I bought 4 pads to secure two ocean kayaks. The pads are mounted on a TracRac TracONE Universal Truck Rack that is on my 2003 Toyota Tundra. 593258
The blocks fit my rack very tight and don't slip off when sliding the kayaks on or off. These are very durable. I store them in the garage when not in use. I dont think they would fall off but dont want them stolen. 880580
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I like the foam blocks l had to make my own rack a canoe has a flat bottom every body sells v blocks for kayaks. They did fit my luggage rack cross bars 871236
Thank you once again etrailer for the fast service. You have a great selection of products at very fair prices. Thanks!! John 869342
Only pad I could find to fit newer quieter roof Yakima aerobars. Other pads made to fit smaller round/square bars. Easy to slide one/off. Offers good protection to my car and kayak. Does not collapse like open cell foam. 858776
Amazing! Fits perfectly. Is fast and easy to install and durable. Highly recommend to all my friends. 856141
Seems fine. Fits on roof rack. Haven't tried it with kayak yet. 850080
Love the product. Now I can safely put my two seater kayak on top of the roof rack, which used to be very unsafe due to lack of friction between the kayak and the roof rack crossbars. etrailer shipped it quickly considering the Covid-19 situation. 849735
These have a large opening, they fit easily on Yakima Jetstream bars. They are plenty wide to support the portion of the hull that would contact the bar. These are excellent. 849065
Was looking for something to use with my kayaks on my truck rack. These foam blocks are ideal and fit the rack perfectly. I would get a longer one if I was buying it again (to fit my kayaks even better) but these work OK for me, so no complaints. 845602
Received my foam blocks, all in good order. Thanks 844967
I searched for kayak mounts for the TracRac that I just purchased and my search lead me to etrailer. I never ordered from etrailer before. I love the email updates and communication. The foam pads are perfect for the universal TracRac TracONE model 27001- 01 that I have. Now I can strap my kayaks down without worrying about scratches or damage to either the kayak or the rack itself. 837940
Product was of good quality, however it was not long enough for my application. 837132
Do not have my Thule bed rack yet but these Look to be exactly what I need for my kayak supports 831731
We have a roof rack with thicker crossbars. As a result, many of the typical J-style kayaks holders wouldn't fit on our rack. I found this after doing a bit of searching and that I would give them a shot. They work great...just as expected. My only recommendation would be to get them as long as you can so that you have the option to flip the kayak upside down for traveling. Overall, it works well. 829815
Thick and strong foam block. Great prod uct! 828039
The product is as described. I did not pay attention to the fact that this item was "single" not a pair as would be needed to transport a kayak. 824530
These foam racks arrived quickly and were in perfect condition. I used them immediately to transport a kayak on my truck racks, rather than taking hours to install the J racks I've been using. The foam fit nicely over the existing racks and cushioned the kayak approximately. I secured them with velcro straps to hold them in place as a security issue and tied the boat to the rack as always. I dont know of the foam pads would stay on at highway speeds by themselves. These are so quick and easy to convert the truck track bar to a kayak carrier. My only question is how many times I can put them over the racks before the foam breaks. 824507
These Malone pads fit on my Trac Rac cross bars perfectly. They work great for the kayaks too. 822502
Great. Delivered promptly and fit my truck rack perfectly. 821374
The pads worked great, the opening was perfect to get it placed on the top of my rack. I used the biggest Harbor Freight tight straps, one per pad to keep them in place without tightening them too much. Better than having someone just walk up and undo them and take off with them. I am very happy. The length is plenty as the kayaks barely sit on the entire surface area of the foam pads, I'm sure with time they might form a bit more to the bottom curves on our kayaks. 819194
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