Glad to help. I just took it from Portland to The Delta. 10 hours each way. Towed beautifully.

Not sure of your question. Its a Thule Frontier. I can put rods as long as 7'3" in it.

@@FishingAv8r sorry I meant series number but I think I found something close. Thanks! Love the setup

Honestly do not remember length. I had the graph on my right on my Native. I much prefer it on my left as i typical net on my right. While this setup worked great, I will be making changes this winter, adding a 2nd graph and putting them both across the middle. Working an a design now. As soon as Black Friday sales start, I getting a Garmin 106sv. I'll do a video of the new setup once done.

Standard marine u-bolt and silicone. a.co/d/1Ud4Fx3

The motor does have to come off before loading onto the trailer. I would take it off for transport anyway. If the top cross bar was about 4” higher it would not have to and I’ve considered making that modification. I have made more changes since this video was created. You can see those in my Upgrade video. I am thinking about redoing this video for 2024. Thank you for watching!

Nope, it gets a nice cushiony place in the truck's back seat😄

I had that concern after seeing another kayaker with a DIY version do that exact thing, at a slow speed. There are top crossbars and side bars. I also think the box and basket provide stability as well. I tried to simulate it by hand and did not experienced that with this rack. I have not experienced it on the road. Granted I have not had the perform an aggressive hard stop so not 100% sure. Honestly, a high speed brake pedal to the floor scenario would probably leave me with bigger problems. I am comfortable with how it has performed. I now have well over 500 miles on the rack and its doing exactly as I need. I still recommend the trailer, et.al

If I remember correctly, I cut the wire and soldered back together.

@@FishingAv8r great idea, thank you for the quick response.

For my motor I run a Renogy 100aH. It has BMS and an App so I can monitor it on my phone and not worry about it failing due to temps. Nov 2022 it sat outside overnight in sub-20degrees and worked perfect the next morning and every time since. I can usually get 2 full days of hard running out of it.

I would use a square U bolt but my question is did you use a plate on the inside of the tube to prevent any cracking?

@@michaelsanders6381 this is exactly how it is.

The centers of the PVC are 9 1/2 inches apart.

Honestly didn’t measure. Set the kayak on the trailer and manipulated the pipes until they matched the hull.

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My motor battery is a Renogy100Ah. Works great love the bluetooth function. My electronics battery is a Chins 20Ah from Amazon. Here is the link to Renogy. They usually have best price on their website. www.renogy.com/12v-100ah-lithium-iron-phosphate-battery-w-bluetooth/

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@@FishingAv8r thank you.

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