One Person Topper Car-Topping

To load the boat Dad used to reverse the boat on its trolley rear on to the passenger side of the car. He would then do as others suggested at the rear of the car and lift the bow up past the vertical. As it was near the side of the car when it tipped towards it, the longer roof rack bars would support the boat and stop it resting on and possibly damaging the car bodywork. It was then a relatively simple lift to pick the rear of the boat up and slide it so it was sitting across the car. Then he just span it round the right way and tied it on. The extended roof bars on the passenger side also provided space to tie the spars to. The trolley used to get lifted up onto the upturned hull but it was only one of those crappy plastic ones made from plastic plumbing pipe so was relatively light but guess you could do the same for a gunwhale hung one. You could even strap the trailer to the boat before lifting i guess and the trolley would go on with the boat in one go.

Used the same method for my beloved topper but we forgot to tie the painter on one day and it went under the wheel of the car and ripped the front of the boat off so make sure you tie everything down!

 

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