Carrying a canoe while towing a TT?

Add a front receiver hitch to your tow rig, then front riser bracket and same for the bed.


or just use a van for your tow rig...


Sorry, the original pics fell prey to the photobucket fiasco

I carry fishing kayaks and tow my TT. I have a Yakima Outdoorsman 300 rack system that I put over the bed of my truck and it has a high enough capacity that it would easily handle canoes. The racks can be bought for about $375 online and it goes on and off in about 10 minutes. The only downside is that you cannot use this rack and a tonneau cover.

I use a pair of Yakima Outdoorsman racks. Our 17' canoe just overhangs to the windshieid edge, plenty of room for turns. Sorry, no pics due to Photobucket.

I have a tonneau cover with a ladder rack, similar to this;

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You can see a photo in my profile.

If money were no object, I would have done what BizmarksMom did. However, funds were limited so I went with a removable ladder rack. I use it successfully with a kayak, but it would work with a canoe.

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I bought a ladder rack for $100 on Amazon Prime. Just drill 4 holes in the bed rails and you are good to go.

I carry 4 kayaks on it, and it works great.

justALnow wrote:
You can see a photo in my profile.

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I mount my 17' Grumman standard on roof racks similar to bobndot. For us the biggest problem was raising the 75 lb canoe to the height of the truck roof. I solved the problem by constructing a roller system for the rear roof rack using a length of metal electrical conduit inside a length of PVC pipe. Before hitching the trailer we support the front of the canoe on the raised tail gate while DW supports the back. Then I climb into the truck bed, lift the front of the canoe to the roller. Then we walk the canoe forward until it is centered over the roof racks. Then I remove the roller and secure the canoe to the rack. Centered on the roof, the canoe does not overhang the rear of the truck so hitching the trailer is no problem.

Carry your canoes on the roof of your tow vehicle.