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This fixed-position, J-style kayak carrier allows you to transport 1 kayak safely and securely on your roof rack. The space-saving cradle system with universal hardware mounts to most crossbar configurations. Includes tie-down straps.
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Video of Rhino-Rack J-Style Kayak Carrier - Fixed - Universal Mount
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today we will be showing you the Rhino-Rack J Style Roof Mounted Kayak Carrier, part number S510. This carrier is a great solution for transporting your water craft on your roof while still having plenty of space to put anything up there such as a basket or a bike rack. This J style carrier can accommodate a variety kayak shapes and sizes and has rubber pads to protect your gear as you are going down the road. It secures around our roof rack bars with oversized handles that allow for any easy grip and it can accommodate arrow, square, round, and most factory bars. If you're working with an arrow bar system, like we have here with our Rhino-Rack, you can get a separate mounting system that will go into the channel here and that part number is KC-FK10. The carrier has a sturdy steel tube construction and has a nice black powder coat finish to resist corrosion. This J style carrier is perfect for carrying one kayak.
The tied on straps have a strap keeper to bundle up the excess so it's not flapping as you go down the road and there's also a protective cover around the buckle on the black strap to protect your gear from any damage or scratches. Now that we've gone over some of the features of our kayak carrier, let's show you how it installs. As you can see we've got our Rhino-Rack arrow bars already mounted onto our vehicle and it's worth mentioning that this rack has a weight capacity of only ninety-nine pounds so if you have some pretty heavy kayaks, you want to make sure they are no more than that. The roof rack itself can only take one hundred and ten pounds but you want to refer to your vehicle's manual to make sure that it doesn't have a lower weight rating than that and between those three, go with whatever is lowest. So to start off, we're just going to unthread the knobs from the bottom and if you want to, you can leave one threaded on so you don't have to get them both started. And then take your bracket off and we're going to place this up under our rack and just drop that down so the bolts go on either side, bring the clamp around your bar, and then thread that knob back on there. So to get both of mine started so that can sit on the bar here.
And you want to make sure that you tighten these down evenly so that your carrier isn't favoring one side or the other. We'll show you how to load up the kayak. Now we'll set our kayak up into our carrier. Make sure that back of your kayak is resting against the back of the carrier and that the side is seated nicely into the front part of the rack. We'll have two sets of straps and two of each. These will be the straps that will go around our kayak or other water craft and these will be our tie down straps to go at the bow and stern of whatever we're carrying.
As you can see we already have one of the straps on our kayak so now we'll show you how that goes on. Take the rubber end of the cam buckle strap and that's going to be the black one and just kind of throw that over your kayak. It helps if you have a friend to make it go a little faster. Now we'll take that end, run it through the top of our J and then throw that back over our kayak. Now pull that down and you'll want to take that end and put it through the bottom of the J and then around your bar. So we'll go back behind the foot pack on our roof rack and then bring that piece back up through the bottom part of our J.
Now with that threaded through, we'll put the end of our strap through our buckle and there's just a little lever there to depress and pull that nice and tight. And then if you have any extra strap, there's a little hook and loop strap keeper here on the back of our strap that we can fold that up into. Before you head down the road, you'll want to make sure to use your tie down straps and those will go on the bow and stern of whatever water craft you're carrying. Just make sure that you secure it to a sturdy part of the vehicle such as your frame. Now we'll show you how to attach the strap on the stern of your water craft. So just take your strap and run it, in this case, we have a hitch, so we'll run it around the tie down loop and then bring it up and then we'll run it through, in this case, the handle on the stern of our boat and then we'll run that end through the buckle on the end of our strap just like the other one that went around our kayak. Pull that tight and once that's secure, again you can use the hook and loop strap keeper here to keep your excess strap in place so it's not flapping or flying as you're going down the road. And here we go. Make sure that you have that out of the way of your line of sight while you're driving so you don't have any obstructions. Now with everything tightened down and secure, that will do it for our look at the Rhino-Rack J Style Roof Mounted Kayak Carrier, part number S510.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (39 Customer Reviews)
This fixed-position, J-style kayak carrier allows you to transport 1 kayak safely and securely on your roof rack. The space-saving cradle system with universal hardware mounts to most crossbar configurations. Includes tie-down straps.Arrived in god shape. Bars went on great. Haven't placed the J bars yet 371463
Everything still doing great. Thanks
Versaw,k - 04/25/2018Service was excellent ... Couldn't have asked for a more courteous and helpful staff 166322
I recently purchased a Rhino-rack with Aero Crossbars and Kayak carrier. Customer Service was excellent. They suggested the Rhino-rack which was on sales and then suggested cheaper attachments for the kayak. My name on the order was misspelled and I never received a order confirmation but one call to Customer Svc fixed the order. I have not used the rack yet but I am impressed with the quality. 358718
J racks were delivered promptly and they were easy to put together with everything I needed included. The kayaks sit in them nicely and I think they will work out well. Very impressed with the prompt service and quality of the product. 265568
The Rhino Rack system on my Taurus is working great! The kayak carriers are awesome too. My daughter and I have taken many trips with our kayaks and absolutely love the Rhino system. I will definitely be using etrailer.com in the future. 411406
I ordered these to go with a new Rhino Rack roof rack I ordered for my car. Love the rack, however, the Rhino J kayak carriers are okay. I also have Thule J racks which won't fit adequately on my Rhino Rack (I've ordered longer bolts that will hopefully fix this issue). Thule J racks are a better quality product than the Rhino-Rack J-Style Kayak Carrier, frankly. Etrailer.com has been very helpful. 308511
Love the roof rack! Used it a LOT and No issues at all.
Susan G - 10/19/2017I have purchased kayak J-carriers and hitches for my Ford Escape. The products were delivered quickly and as advertised. Easy YouTube and written directions make installation a snap. A return of a mistakenly ordered product was handled effortlessly and replaced within days. A terrific company with superior and varied products at good prices. Highly recommended. 268168
This is a great product. As a novice kayaker I was nervous. The assembly was easy with clear instructions. My sales professional Crystal K. was a pleasure to work with. She knew the answers to all my questions. From placing the order to the delivery I am very satisfied. I will be using etrailer again. I can't wait to get my kayaks to the water. 499958
Easy to install and priced right. Paired them with Rhino-Rack Aero Crossbars. 559817
The Rhino Rack 2500 Series and the Rhino-rack Vortex Aero Crossbars fit like a glove. GREAT quality at a decent price (you get what you pay for). I also purchased the Rhino-rack J-style Kayak Carrier which was also a great product!! I was helped by Karen F and she did a great job from start to finish, thanks Karen!!! I have purchased several items over the years from etrailer, they have very good prices as well as a very knowledgeable staff. This business and its staff are a class act!!! 609109
Overall good product. Works well with the rhino roof rack bars purchased. 299448
Still working out well.
B. T - 09/24/2017They shipped out fast. Easy to install and reasonably priced. 292127
I still enjoy the racks. I made a mistake this year and over tightened the racks above the front doors. It caused dents. My only suggestion would be a proper tie down link to secure your kayak.
Jason R - 10/26/2017This will be used on a 2015 Toyota Camry to carry a kayak both locally and to the beach. No problem with the installation, and had all the necessary parts. Tried it today and it worked beautifully. I especially appreciate the follow-up with the links to the video. I did need a little help on how to install the straps to the car. Product works great, and the customer service was excellent. Highly recommend the product and the company. 291651
We bought a second kayak so I came back to etrailer.com to get the second set of carriers. Great product, and the etrailer team is super helpful if you have any questions. These carriers make it eay to load and unload the kayak and I feel comfortable with the security of the kayak on the car driving to the lake or shore. And the included straps are very sturdy as well. Have recommended this site to my friends. 410311
Love having these. Have 3 sets for 3 kayaks on top of my truck roof. 134501
It took a while to figure out hoe to install the roof rack on my 2015 Nissan sentra but once I had it on these J style kayak carriers where fast and easy to put on. I drive to dicks and bought a ten foot kayak and set it in place and strapped it intp place just like the videos showed on this website, also very helpful. Thanks for a great product. 355960
This is a great investment! My husband and I go kayaking a lot and we both have Priuses so not so conducive to kayaking. I bought this for my husband's 2012 Prius and the J hooks to go with it and it hold both of our 10 ft kayacks with no problems. 523909
This product is very functional and easy to assemble. The price is lower than other manufactures of the same style item. I will continue to use etrailer and recommend the superior service to friends. Thanks for your follow up after the sale and best wishes for continued success in meeting customer needs. 314433
It continues to be 5 star.
Joel K - 11/07/2017The J hooks are great, but the mounting hardware not so good. The bolts on the mounting hardware bent and came loose, which almost caused the kayak and j hook to fall off the rails. Tried to see if you guys sold replacement parts for them and you don't, so now I have to try and find them without having to buy a whole new j hook setup. 697080
Love the roof racks. Haven't had any problems in a year - I would highly recommend these! 696538
Fits perfectly and does exactly what i need 690550
I purchased two set of j hook racks a year ago and love them. Quality is out standing and they work flawlessly with several types of kayaks we use. Thanks E trailer 528964
Haven’t had a chance to put a kayak in the rack for the cold weather front right now but here’s what I’ve got: Delivery was fast as usual with etrailer. Packaging was great. From assembling the Rhino-rack I think it’s very sturdy and worth every penny. I love the included ties. Good job in having an eye for detail by rhino rack with the Velcro straps to bundle excess straps. I’m excited to put both the racks I ordered to good use. Big thanks to etrailer for the outstanding service! 479959
Received the parts as promised. I haven't assembled the units quite yet but expect that they will fit as specified. 405041
Service and quality were excellent Thank You 387101
Racks are great and come with a very nice set of straps. 386577
Exactly as adverised! Haven't mounted a kayak yet and took a trip but it looks like it will get the job done. We bought two sets so I guess I better get shopping for my kayak now to go along with the wife's. 367819
Great product, Great communication from etrailer staff (George) and very fast delivery. This is my 2 purchase with the same great results. 327836
I bought this to put my ice fishing hub on top of my vehicle it should work great. for one person to load & unload the fishing hub weights 58# 323271
good product, fast delivery, fair price, its all good. thanks. 281193
Sturdy and hold my kayak secure, but the knobs are too tall. I had to remove some of the unthreaded portion of the knobs to prevent them from rubbing on the roof of my 2016 Escape when used with the stealth crossbars, 275254
I was a little skeptical of using J style kayak racks. But after trying these out, they were very sturdy and handled both of my kayaks superbly. I am happy with this purchase. 249027
Minutes to setup. And very sturdy. Just make sure you have a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the rubber through. 248744
Last year I bought a roof rack with one S510 J Carrier. This additional J Carrier will give me more flexibility when transporting two kayaks to put in / take out points. The carrier which I purchased last year is such high quality that it was my first choice for the second carrier. 246472
Roof Rack & J Carriers received via UPS today. I assembled both and installed them in about two hours. Loaded kayak on rooftop and test drove for 2 miles with good results. Products appear to be in good condition and well designed and manufactured. Tomorrow I will used them to kayak in a local river. Happy Kayaker! 223687
Product is made of high quality material. Assembly is very simple. I bought this rack to go on top of my 2015 Traverse. I was concerned the strapping material would mare the finish on my car but it has not so far. I would recommend this rack system for anyone who loves being on the water as much as I do... 218426
These are some sturdy J Racks! Solid and strong, they hold my heavy 70 lbs kayaks in place perfectly. 178161
Excellent product, easy installation. Big up's to the guys at etrailer.com. Great job 135149
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