Hi all,
I brought home my CX-5 less than a week ago - love it! It came with roof rails and factory crossbars. I have a fairly heavy and wide fishing kayak and have a Yakima Sweetroll set that suited me well on my old Sonata but my Mazda is much taller (knew that before buying, of course).
After visiting Rack Attack, it was determined that the best load assist systems would require me to remove the factory bars and buy either Thule or Yakima crossbars PLUS the load assist system. Or get a trailer hitch installed and get Yakima Goal Post.
Does anyone have experience with the Yakima Showboat 66 on a CX-5? It looks like it would fit on my Mazda crossbars and I could use my Sweetroll saddles. Will it extend past the shark fin antenna and spoiler?
Or can anyone recommend a roof rack system for a 40 pound kayak on a CX-5 that can be used by one person? This is my first new car and I'll be damned if I scratch it right away.
Thanks in advance!
I brought home my CX-5 less than a week ago - love it! It came with roof rails and factory crossbars. I have a fairly heavy and wide fishing kayak and have a Yakima Sweetroll set that suited me well on my old Sonata but my Mazda is much taller (knew that before buying, of course).
After visiting Rack Attack, it was determined that the best load assist systems would require me to remove the factory bars and buy either Thule or Yakima crossbars PLUS the load assist system. Or get a trailer hitch installed and get Yakima Goal Post.
Does anyone have experience with the Yakima Showboat 66 on a CX-5? It looks like it would fit on my Mazda crossbars and I could use my Sweetroll saddles. Will it extend past the shark fin antenna and spoiler?
Or can anyone recommend a roof rack system for a 40 pound kayak on a CX-5 that can be used by one person? This is my first new car and I'll be damned if I scratch it right away.
Thanks in advance!