Product Description

The most popular carrier for transporting a kayak now includes fold down convenience

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Product Details

• Size: One Size
• Color: One Color
• Brand: Thule
• Model: 835PRO
• Released on: 2008-02-28
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.50" h x 10.50" w x 20.00" l, 5.90 pounds

Features

• Proven J style kayak carrier creates more room on the load bar
• PFD lever (pull fold done) for rapid folding and improved overhead clearance
• New J profile for easy boat loading and includes quick on and off hardware
• Includes two ratcheting bow and stern tie downs and two straps with buckle protectors for safe boat transport
• Fits Thule standard bars rapid aero bars xsporter bars round bars most factory installed racks

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Great rack for factory crossbars
By Milkman
I picked up this rack recently because I had to transport my 15' kayak on a highway at 70 mph for a couple of hours. Rack easily bolted to my existing factory crossbars on a 2005 Subaru Outback. The shape of the mounting blocks are made to adapt to nearly any factory, Thule or Yakima Cross Bars as far as I can tell. Once bolted on they feel very secure and I had no issues on my 4 hour trip there and back.

The fold down feature of the PRO was worth the price increase to me especially if you are planning on mounting on an SUV that has to fit in a garage. It has a large handle that you simply pull up and it allows the J bar to rotate up and down and lock in both positions. The other bonus is having the bow and stern racheting tie downs included. These are excellent and make it very quick and completely stable.

The only thing I need to get now is some locks to ensure that this great new rack doesn't walk away since it is just 8 wing nuts holding them on. The price is high but there is enough solid engineering between the rack itself and the accessories included to definately recommend this rack.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent rac
By Todd
I use this to hold a 72lbs, 16' polypro tandem kayak and it keeps the boat secure and stable on top of my Explorer.

Highly recommended

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Thule 835PRO Hull-a-port Pro Kayak Mount
By Jim A. Benson
Purchased this fold-down kayak mount for our two 9'-6" Wilderness Systems recreational kayaks, which mount on top of our 2008 Subaru Tribeca. I selected this model because of the nice and easy fold-down feature! The Thule Hull-A-Ports are mounted to Yakama cross bars. The Yakama cross bars were used because of the thick rubber coating and high strength. The coated bars keep from scratching things that I mount on top of the car when not using the kayaks, such as ladders and building materials. Have use the mounts for almost a year now and love them! I don't use the front and rear tie-downs because the kayak cross-over straps seem to be secure enough and I didn't want ropes rubbing against the vehicle painted surfaces. I traveled a whole summer with the kayaks attached to our Subaru with no problems. The straps and mounts stayed secure. I tied the excess strap material (after exiting the strap latches) to the mounts as an extra precaution.