Member Since: 04 Apr 2009
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Roof bars for long canoe
Hello all.
I have a set of thule bars for my LR3 which I bought to carry my 15'8" canoe however the canoe is hanging to for off the back. What i want is to put a bar at the front on the lower section of roof which would be at same height as the rear bar. I dont want to put on an expedition roof rack as it seems a bit extreme, does anyone know of any solutions to this problem. Also I am struggling to find a point at the front of the Discovery for tying off the canoe. Any help appreciated
scott
4th Apr 2009 7:54 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
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Can you point us in the direction of a picture of the type of canoe, as it will affect what options there are!
You can use the front recoverry eye to tie off to, which is behind the removable panel underneath the front number plate I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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4th Apr 2009 8:00 pm
MacLeod 313
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wils, have you got a Aqua carrier. Fits onto the crossbars and forms an adjustable "V" shape holding the noo in place. I have one, although not fitted to my expo as I broke my foot last summer and never used it, however will be this year.
The Aqua carrier comes with 2 adjustable V's, slings and paddle securer. All for about £80.
Pm Nick, aka "the large one", he will sort you out
Jason
4th Apr 2009 9:09 pm
DaveT
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Scott, sounds like you need some of these:
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic17900.htmlLong succession of Disco's since 2001...
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4th Apr 2009 9:11 pm
wils76
Member Since: 04 Apr 2009
Location: kintore
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I have the thule canoe carrier 579 pack on the thule bars but because of the length of the canoe i need to use the full length of the roof. The extended roof rails are exactly what I need, I will check with my stealer to see if they are available. As im using the thule bars the feet are adjustable in width so if the rails are slightly wider at the fromt it shouldnt be a problem. Thanks for the info from everyone, much appreciated.
Scott
4th Apr 2009 10:38 pm
wils76
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Googled the part number and found this for anyone else who is interested
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Or here http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic32851-30.html from a site sponsor a good bit cheaper I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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The other option is to use the Rhino rack short track designed for the front lower mountings.
Look at the bottom of page 28 of their brochure, this shows the short rails on a D3
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4th Apr 2009 11:01 pm
wils76
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