Watersport Carrier Options
Thule offers the most options to carry your craft safely and in style. We have formatted this page to describe the three diffrent types of carriers, how they are diffrent and their features. Read the text to choose the best family of products for your use and use the comparision chart to select the best product for your needs.
| Lift-Assist Carriers & Load-Assist Carriers (Kayaks only) |
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Our Lift-Assist carrier provides the following features
- Carrier lifts up to 75lbs or 90% of kayak weight
- Carries 1 kayak, 1-2 carriers per vehicle
- Only 1 person needed to load and unload the boat
- Easiest rack to load and unload
- Tie down the boat at the side of the vehicle
- 8-touchpoints to conform to, protect and secure the boat
View the Lift-Assist comparision chart here |
| Load-Assist Carriers (Kayaks only) |
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Our Load-Assist carriers provides the following features
- Carries 1 kayak, 1-2 carriers per vehicle
- 1-2 people needed to load and unload boat
- Tie down boat on top of car
- 4-touchpoints to conform to, protect and secure the boat
View the Load-Assist comparision chart here
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| Horizontal Carriers (kayaks, boards, canoes) |
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Our horizontal carriers provides the following features
- Carries 1-2 kayaks or boards, 1-2 carriers per vehicle
- 1-2 people needed to load and unload boat or boards
- Tie down boat on top of car
- 4-touchpoints to conform to, protect and secure the boat
- User lifts and lowers 100% of boat weight
View the Horizontal comparision chart here |
| Vertical Carriers (Kayaks only) |
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Our vertical carriers provides the following features
- Carries 1-4 boats, 1-4 carriers per vehicle
- 1-2 people needed to load and unload boat
- Tie down boat on top of car
- User lifts and lowers 100% of boat weight
View the Vertical comparision chart here |
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Water Carriers >Watersport Carrier Options
