The strongest four-point gunwale transport system in the industry, this incarnation of the Malone Big Foot Pro car rack canoe carrier is enhanced with additional padding, helping it protect your canoe and wooden gunwales better than ever before.
The Big Foot Pro carries a single canoe up to 90 pounds. |
The Big Foot Pro is equipped with a solid polycarbon frame that attaches to round, square, and factory oval cross rails. The frame guarantees boat stability during transport, while the padded deck area provides a smooth, non-jarring ride. The Big Foot Pro--which installs on virtually any vehicle or trailer cross rail system--supports a single canoe up to 90 pounds.
An affordable option for paddlers, the canoe carrier comes with four padded gunwale brackets, four universal-fit Jawz mounting blocks, eight 40mm and 50mm mounting bolts with T-knobs, one set of bow and stern safety tie-downs, and two 12-foot buckle straps.
About Malone Auto Racks Malone is the fastest-growing rack accessory company in North America, with a track record of more than 10 years of industry leadership and innovation. The company's products are sold in more than 1,500 outdoor online and retail stores throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe. Malone operates from the coast of Maine, helping the company stay true to its mission and values. Everything Malone sells must be "simple to sell, simple to install, and simple to use." The company is built to enhance its customers' enjoyment of rivers, lakes, and oceans while minimizing their carbon footprint through aerodynamic transport design and complete material recycling.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
We are going on a road trip from CO to Lake of the Ozarks in MO. I wanted a more secure way to haul the canoe 2k miles through Kansas winds. Received the brackets from Amazon yesterday and had them installed and canoe mounted in less than an hour. I have an Acura MDX with factory cross bars. I was worried about this fitting.
BEFORE I purchased the product, I put the canoe on top and measured the space available on either side of the canoe for the mounts to make sure it would work. The measurements were going to be tight, so I flipped a coin and bought the brackets. The description states that the mounts are 5" wide, but the clamp that bolts to the underside of the bracket is 1.5" wide and allows the bracket to hang over the Acura's crossbar mounts and inch or two. This saved my skin. There was very little wiggle room. BUT it works and it looks nice. The canoe is very secure. The straps that accompany the kit are of good quality.
I do not like a single line on the bow since it does not give good side-to-side control (even though the brackets provide fantastic side-to-side control--something I'll have to get used to), so I modified the ropes to attach triangle style to the inside of the hood.
This product--although probably overkill--gives me much more peace of mind hauling the canoe long distances with high winds.
