Post pics of your Taco with your Canoe or Kayak mounted.

Well this is my old trailer!

 

And this is my new trailer!

 

I'm going to redo this, but in the wilderness, where my toys belong.

 

used the ladder racks for a 17ft canoe in WY last summer. It worked but I wasnt a huge fan of the look. Just got a prinsu rack delivered, hoping that works without the need for the ladder racks on at all

 

Here's mine. It was drier at our destination fortunately.

 

This is from last year. I mostly use a utility trailer because we have so many people that float. And, I don't get dents or scratches on the truck from loading/unloading.
We drop in and float for anywhere from 2-6 hours and have a 2nd vehicle parked.
These people in the back of my truck just needed a lift up river.
That day we had 9 people piled in the taco truck. I've had up to 14 kayaks on the trailer and one time we had a total of 34 people in the group.

 

Two of my whitewater paddleboards and my creek boat

 

First time putting the 2 tandems on the truck. Had planned to stack the 2 kayaks in the back, but didn't see an easy way to tie down the camper shell hatch. It was a lot easier than I thought it was gonna be to get the kayak on the roof.

 

I ran a strap bow and stern at first but the windage on the straps put a surprising amount of pressure on the racks and the roof creaked and groaned like a bastard so now I just run it strapped to the racks. I learnt from the movie "The World's Fastest Indian" to set the canoe slightly back of centre for aerodynamic stability

Those racks were too small for the truck really anyway, I have some longer ones now I just need to sort out pads for but what I would like to do is fab up mounts for the factory bolt holes.

 

This looks good, and what I was looking for when I ordered a roof rack. When I had that canoe on my ladder racks in the bed the nose just cleared my windshield and then I had like 5' hanging off the backend

 

Home-made chase rack, holds the kayak very well

 

I used to have to throw them up on the roof and strap them down when I had a Jeep. I don’t miss it. Now they just get stuck in the bed of the truck and done. Although I don’t have a picture of that.

 

1978 Grumman Canoe