If you re loading the boat onto crossbars you might want to keep your kayak the right way up.
How to tie a kayak onto a roof rack.
Once your kayak is in place on the roof of your vehicle open all the doors of your car.
Kayak roof rack step 1.
To tie down a kayak place it right side up on your roof rack and center it.
Load your kayak onto your roof rack with your padding in place on your crossbars or kayak carriers carefully lift your kayak and place it on top of the roof rack.
Lay the straps over the roof rack bars.
Of course you will want to make sure the buckles on the end of the straps don t scratch your car door.
Step 2 wrap one cam strap.
Run 2 boat straps over the top of the kayak and them under the roof rack bars then bring the straps to the other side of the kayak and loop them under the roof rack bars on that side.
Take the buckle of your cam strap and pass this over the top of your boat.
Tie the straps down with cam buckles to secure the kayak.