If you are tying the kayak directly to the crossbars of the roof rack place the boat upside down on the rack.
How to attach kayak to roof bars.
You should be looping the bare end of the strap under the roof rack bar.
To make your life easier get all of your straps in place before you load kayaks onto your roof.
This ensures that your first kayak stays in place if you bump it with the second as you re loading.
Reach across the boat with your right arm and grab the inside of the boat by the underside of the cockpit.
This video will show you how to secure your kayak to a j bar roof rack carrier.
The 520 1 kayak stacker from thule offers a simple solution for transporting multiple kayaks on a vehicles roof rack.
Run one of the straps over your kayak and loop it under a roof rack bar.
Leave the end of the strap with the cam buckle attached hanging on the other side of the car.
We see people attach kayaks all the time the wrong way using these systems on.
Squat down and grab the edge of the cockpit that s closest to you with both hands and pull the edge of the boat up onto your thighs.
Then load them one at a time and also strap the first down snugly before loading the second kayak on.