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SportRack - Abr511 - J-style kayak carrier | 
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| Brand: SportRack
Category: Sports
This item is no longer available
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 57795
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.4
Dimensions (in): 20 x 16 x 6.8
MPN: ABR511
Model: Abr511
UPC: 770527005115
EAN: 0770527005115
ASIN: B000UUM1HA
Release Date: August 4, 2007
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| Features:
| • | Easy to use with no adjustments needed; lift boat on roof and tie down | | • | Quick on/off hardware ensure rapid installation and removal on most OE and aftermarket crossbars | | • | Heavy duty tie-down straps with cam buckle and galvanized steel bumper hooks included |
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Product Description
Proven J style kayak carrier creates more room on load bar to transport other accessories. Easy to use with no adjustment needed, just lift boat and place it in. Quick on/off hardware ensures rapid installation and removal on most OEM and aftermarket crossbars. Heavy-duty tie-down straps with cam-buckle and galvanized steel bumper hooks included. Product Instructions
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| Customer Reviews:
 No instructions = Damaged car September 30, 2008
M. Board (Ohio)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Difficult to get kayak tied to it. Kayak almost fell off car. Damaged car because no instructions given on how to strap. Had to replace windshield because of strap falling and hitting glass. Damage to body of car also. Unfortunate that no instructions given on how to strap down kayak.
 SportRack Abr511 - J-style kayak carrier September 20, 2008
Semore Blues (Minnesota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just bought two pair of these. In my opinion, J style carriers are the only way to load more than one kayak on a car roof. I bought these because they fit on the factory rack of my Toyota Sienna minivan and because they were cheap, at least compared to Yakima. I paid $80 a pair for them. They appear well made and are relatively easy to install on the factory rack after you've done it once. Once strapped up, my kayaks felt very secure. I have only two complaints about them. The ropes provided to secure the front and back of the kayak are not adjustable. Adjustable straps, like those provided to secure the midsection of the kayak, would be much better. Also, the racks have to be removed in order to enter a typical garage. Overall, I am happy with these. If you can afford it however, buy the Yakima bowdown, which can fold down so you can get in the garage. I will probably keep these for use on my Corolla which is small enough that I can get in the garage with them on. I will get the bowdown for my van. br /
Reasonable lower-cost alternative to the more popular J-Racks July 24, 2008
SevenFortyOne (Stafford, CT)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
These J-Racks seem to work well. After 1,000 miles of banging around throughout New England these J-Racks have done what they are inteded to do. Why pay more for Thule racks when these are just as good? And since Thule owns SportRack, you really are getting a Thule product without paying extra for the name. br / br /My only complaint lies with the length of the supplied straps - they were about 6 inches too short for my 28" wide kayaks. The straps are equivalent quality to any you'd purchse in the store, they are just too short for wider kayaks. br /
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