Canoe hauler on the pop up

[stankdawg]

Has anyone ever tried hauling a 14 ft canoe on top of the pup over the A/C unit? I wouldn't think that it would change handling characterisitcs..and a fiberglass canoe is only about 75 pounds..trying to figure out a way to take a boat while camping..

STANK

[wavery]

Has anyone ever tried hauling a 14 ft canoe on top of the pup over the A/C unit? I wouldn't think that it would change handling characterisitcs..and a fiberglass canoe is only about 75 pounds..trying to figure out a way to take a boat while camping..

STANK

Check the weight rating for your roof.

Our 2002 Coleman Tacoma w/12' roof had a 300# rating. I can't see why it would be a problem as long as the AC unit will fit inside the canoe hull without touching. You don't want the canoe resting on the AC cover. It's very flimsy.

We used to put our 15' (45#) kayak on the roof, beside the AC unit. We just put closed-cell-foam rubber blocks under each end, where it contacted the roof.

The key is tying the canoe so that it can't slide forward or back.

[Daddie_Tom]

I just thought of another way to carry your canoe. I saw in your profile that you have a Ranger pickup. They make a ladder rack that contractors use to carry ladders.http://www.truckaddons.com/Catalog/subpages/TracRac_racks1.asp Mount one to the Ranger and your good to go.. Also if you carry on top of the truck you can haul it to where you are canoeing.

[flyfisherman]

I use the foam blocks and the canoe fits right over the roof vent so that's no problem. Rather it would fit over a roof top A/C is, of course, the question. I'm inclined to think it might fit next to an A/C, on one side or another. In my case, using the foam blocks, I tie the canoe down fore and aft, and then run a web strapping over the canoe hull and this web strap attached to a length of parachute cord which runs under the PU. Maybe you can see it with this photo.




Now I do not burden the little Starcraft with a permanent A/C, instead I use a portable when necessary and that travels in the bed of the pick'em-up. Likewise, I do not have a permanent installed furnance; use the MrBuddyHeater and when it's warm weather it stays at home.

The only excessive things I tote are extra fly rods and such.



Fly

[Ol'Guy]

I'm a new guy on the block (1st. post).  I was snooping around and found this at the J.C. Whitney site.  I hope it helps someone.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2015532/c-10101/Nty-1/p-2015532/Ntx-mode+matchallpartial/N-10101/tf-Browse/s-10101/Ntk-AllTextSearchGroup?Ntt=trailer

[Jim K in PA]

Stank - we haul our Oldtown 17' canoe on our PUP with A/C.  The only thing we have to do to make it fit over the A/C cover is remove the portage yoke (center cross beam).  It's two bolts, and only take a couple of minutes to remove or replace.  We set the canoe on the roof of the PUP on those blue foam blocks, and tie it down to the frame.  I place the foam blocks close to the edge of the roof to keep the loads closer to the stronger parts of the roof structure.  tighten your straps enough to keep it from bouncing, but so much that you add load to the roof beyond it's limits.  The weight of the canoe should not be a problem, as Wavery points out.

This summer we will be taking two canoes up to Wellesley Island SP in NY.  We'll have one canoe on the PUP and one on the roof of the Commander.  It should be quite a site heading up I-81!

[stankdawg]

Thank much to everyone