Best toad for carrying a canoe?
I am looking for a toad that can carry a 16 foot canoe on the roof. I considered a Honda CR-V but the rack spacing is only 4 feet between rails (leaving 12 feet hanging unsupported) and the hatch will...
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Since you will have base plates on the front for the tow bar, I would make a A frame out of conduit that supports one end of the canoe. My A frame is rigid enough that I can load it myself by fastening one end to it and then I can pick up the other end and put on the roof racks. The A frame bolts together at the top where the conduit is flatten making it easy to store the two pieces when not in use. I added a eye bolt to the canoe that goes between the flatten conduits at the top.
