Yakima Kayak Stackers - 2009 Yakima Kayak Stacker Racks for Car Roofs 8004036

The 04036 Yakima Kayak Stacker is an efficient kayak rack system that can hold up to four kayaks by transporting them vertically, on their sides, against two non-scratch coated steel posts. The versatile 'arrow' top hooks make it super quick and easy to securely tie off the kayak(s). Mounts directly to round Yakima base rack crossbars and Thule square load bars. Also compatible with factory roof rack cross bars when used in combination with a set of Yakima Horizontal Mighty Mounts (not included; see accessories below). Sold as a pair with two 16' heavy-duty padded straps & two bow/stern tie-down straps all included. For complete kayak protection, we recommend using the KayakStacker in combination with Yakima bar pads (not included; see accessories below).

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question posted by: biggunz Got a couple questions about the Yakima Kayak Stacker. Can I attach it to my 2006 Subaru Outback wagon roof rack crossbars or not? Secondly, is I'm confused how many straps I need for carrying three kayaks. It says it comes with a pair of straps but is this enough for all three kayaks or do I need more? reply posted by: homer rides bikes The Yakima Kayak Stacker mounts to most factory rack crossbars when used in combination with a set of Yakima Horizontal Mighty Mounts. The Kayak Stacker won't connect directly to factory racks, just Yakima round bars and Thule square bars. But the Horizontal MightyMounts are adapters that connect to factory rack crossbars and you then connect the Kayak Stacker to these adapters. For your 2006 Subaru Outback roof rack you'll need the 24H Mighty Mounts. The 24H only fits certain factory rack crossbar styles. I'd use the Yakima Racks online fit guide to find the correct Horizontal mightymount clamps for other car models if you want to transfer the kayak Stacker to another car. The included pair of straps will hold two kayaks stacked on the same side of the Kayak Stacker. For the third kayak (and fourth if you add another kayak) stacked on the other side of the rack you'll need to order an extra pair of heavy-duty straps. Hope this helps! posting permission granted by car racks resources public forum » All Yakima Kayak Stacker Kayak Rack Forum Threadsyakima kayak stacker review posted by: car_rack_resources The Kayak Stacker does one thing and it does it very well, stacking whitewater kayaks neatly on their sides so you can carry up to four of them at a time. We've even added a fifth or sixth at times when in a pinch and the cross bars are long enough, 66" or 78" crossbars to be exact. Actually, we lied about it only carrying whitewater kayaks. The 8004036 Kayak Stacker works with any plastic molded kayak, recreational sea kayaks for instance. It's just not as easy to get them up on their sides to stack them and get the straps secured as it is with whitewater kayaks. However, if a couple of people are loading then these bigger and/or heavier kayaks will load pretty easily on the Kayak Stacker too. One thing this kayak rack lacks is folding down masts when not hauling any boats on top. It kinda looks funny driving around with two "lightning rods" sticking up from the roof. But a nice clever trick we figured out is to just slightly loosen the hex bolts and tilt the masts down and tighten. This is possible on Yakima Rack round bars. Thule Racks 830 The Stacker folds down, but if it didn't you couldn't tilt the masts down because Thule Racks uses square bars. Note that on factory racks you won't be able to tilt the Kayak Stacker down if the crossbars are elliptical in shape. We also needed to figure out which Horizontal MightyMounts we needed for each factory rack configuration. Kind of a pain (Yakima 18H MightyMounts on Ford Taurus wagon factory rack, 23H on Toyota 4Runner etc.). The Thule 830 'The Stacker' comes with universal mounting clamps for connecting to factory racks, a feature that makes the Thule 830 a little more convenient. posting permission granted by car racks resources reviews & ratings » All Yakima Kayak Stacker Reviews
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ORDERING NOTES
Mounts directly to round Yakima base rack cross bars and Thule square load bars. KayakStacker also works with factory car rack cross bars when used in combination with a set of Yakima Horizontal Mighty Mount adapters (not included; see accessories below). Please note the Yakima Universal MightyMounts are not compatible with this kayak rack.

For complete kayak protection, we recommend using the Yakima bar pads (not included; see accessories below) in combination with this carrier.

Because the kayaks are carried on their sides there's no need to have to use longer base rack cross bars, even when loading 4 kayaks!

We recommend either the Yakima BoatLocker, Kayak Lasso or the Lashlock kayak locking system (not included; see accessories below) to protect your kayak from theft.

We recommend purchasing Yakima Accessory Lock Housing (not included; see accessories below) to lock Kayak Stacker to your base rack crossbars. Each Yakima Lock Housing unit requires one Yakima SKS lock core.

QUICK ORDERING SOLUTION
Alternatively, we suggest using our easy Yakima Racks automated fit guide to quickly order the correct multi-purpose base rack system and/or kayak carrier attachments if you don't have one already installed:



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