Good point. I guess the point of the "steps" was just to bring the boat up a bit higher to make the final lift a bit easier. It might also make it slightly easier for a single person to raise the boat up - if you have two people the whole process is obviously much easier but I think a...
Thanks for the reply. Yeah - especially on smaller suv's like the one I showed a Sunfish is pretty big. And figuring out how to properly secure both the rack and the boat on top of the rack will be a whole other issue to tackle.
The rack in the video is pretty similar to design 1 and 3. The...
Thanks for the response - super helpful. Yeah design #3 seems a bit flimsy to me as well. It would probably need to be significantly beefier to take the weight of a Sunfish. I like your suggestions for #2. I am thinking of making a modified version of it like you suggested. And yes, each...
Hey all,
I'm a product design student at the University of MN and also a sailing enthusiast. I am designing a boat roof rack/topper and conducting a short survey to find how out how interested people are in my ideas. Here is my survey: Small Boat Transportation
I would greatly appreciate if...
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