Question:
Can you add a roof rack somehow to carry a canoe?
asked by: Frank R
Expert Reply:
You wouldn't be able to add a roof rack to a collapsible bed cover like the # B76309 but you could add a rack to the cab of the truck, depending on which cab you have, but you'd likely need to remove the bed cover because the end of the canoe could damage the top of the cover. None of our vendors currently offer a rack fit for a regular cab, but if you have the extended cab (SuperCab as Ford calls it) or the SuperCrew cab, you can assemble a Rhino Rack roof rack using the following parts:
-Vortex Aero Crossbars, part # RRVA150S-2
-Roof Rack Feet, part # RRRLKVA
-Vehicle Specific Clamp Kit, part # DK427
With that in place, you'd need a canoe carrier like the Locker Watersport Carrier from Inno, part # INA446.
If you don't wish to remove the bed cover, your best bet would be a small trailer like # MAL53FR which would carry your canoe with no problem. It would be much easier to load and unload than carrying the canoe on the vehicle roof.
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