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Product Highlights

  • Allows a single individual to lift watercraft into roof racks
  • Lever-controlled suction cups are easy to install
  • Unique molded cradle designed to work with most boats
  • Compact size makes it easy to store in trunk or backseat
  • Great for use on windows, hatchbacks, and trunks
  • Comes with one boat roller & two suction cups
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Kayak Lift Assist | Suction Mounted Roof Roller

Retail Price: $59.99
Our Price: $44.95
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Product Highlights

  • Allows a single individual to lift watercraft into roof racks
  • Lever-controlled suction cups are easy to install
  • Unique molded cradle designed to work with most boats
  • Compact size makes it easy to store in trunk or backseat
  • Great for use on windows, hatchbacks, and trunks
  • Comes with one boat roller & two suction cups
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Product Description

Single-person roof rack loading made simple. Ever have trouble lifting your kayak on to your roof rack? You're not alone - most kayaks take two people to lift up without scratching or banging into your car. Fortunately, this Kayak Roof Roller provides a neat solution to this issue. The Kayak Roof Roller is a kayak lift assist that allows you to slide your kayak into place. This eliminates the need to awkwardly lift your kayak overhead. Instead, you can align it with your roof rack and just push it into place!

How does it work? The Kayak Roof Roller has a durable frame and two heavy-duty lever-controlled suction cups that allow you to securely fasten it to a window, hatchback, or trunk. Its closed-cell foam padding gentle cradles your boat during loading. The load assist can be adjusted to one of 2 mounting angles to make loading easier depending on your vehicle. The entire Kayak Roof Roller (one frame and two suction cups) is small enough to keep stored in a trunk or rear compartment when not in use!

Will it work on my vehicle? Because the Kayak Roof Assist can be set at one of 2 mounting angles it's compatible with almost any vehicle! For hatchbacks, SUVs & vans, one Kayak Roof Roller load assist frame should work just fine for loading your kayak. 

 

  • 2.75" tall when set to 90°
  • 6.75" tall when upright
  • 27" wide
  • 4.62" roller diameter
  • (1) Sherpak boat roller frame
  • (2) Suction cup assemblies
  • Assembly hardware
  • Assembly and installation instructions
Q:
Will this work on a ford f-150?
A:
Do you have a covered/capped bed on your Ford F-150? Or would you be in the bed loading the kayak up onto to the roof? The kayak lift assists work to help elevate the kayak - they aren't roof racks, so you would need to have some roof rack system to secure your kayak to your truck once loaded. To work on the truck, if you don't have a capped bed, you could possibly use one of the assists on the back of the cab and maybe the 2nd one top of the truck, to help lift the kayak up; it probably wouldn't work to load from the tailgate to the roof though. If you do have a covered bed, you probably could use one or two of the assists to load it up the back of the cab onto the rooftop. Since its a mostly universal system there isn't an exact fit guide to guarantee it will work, but I hope that gives you an idea on whether it might.
Q:
We have two folding kayak roof cradles. When we load our 11ft ocean kayaks, we turn kayaks sideways and put up in cradles! Do this for both on our SUV! Would this work for our roof cradles! The cradles are back to back and we load one kayak in the two cradles on one side. Than do the same for the other kayak on other side. Kayaks are sideways and back to back to each other
A:
With these Kayak Roof Roller Lift Assists, you will be placing the kayak's bottom onto the rollers (as if it was on the water), in order to maneuver it onto the rooftop. So to get your kayaks into the J-type cradles, you would still need to turn the kayak onto its side, once it was on top of your vehicle, to position it into the cradles. The lift assist could help you get the kayak up to the top of the roof, but it won't get it there with the boat already on its side. How much assistance that gives you loading your kayaks would be a question-mark. Since those are large kayaks, perhaps the momentum of the lift assist will help some. If it did help, using it for first the one kayak and then the second kayak, would not be a problem - but again, whether it offers much assistance, when you still have to turn the kayak onto its the side at the top of the vehicle (or how well/easily that works) may be a question-mark.
Q:
will this product work with a lexus RX 350 SUV?
A:
Does your Lexus SUV have a roof rack system in place already, or do you have a roof rack system you can use on it already? I noticed that some models have the roof rack system already but some do not. The reason I am asking is because the kayak lift assists work to help elevate the kayak - they aren't roof racks, so you would need to have some roof rack system to secure your kayak to your SUV once loaded. Since its a mostly universal system there isn't an exact fit guide to guarantee it will work, but I hope that gives you an idea on whether it might.
Q:
Will this roller work with a 2013 Acura RDX? I have a Yakima Sweet Roll and rack system on the vehicle.
A:
Our Sherpak Kayak Roller should work for your model/year Acura. There isn't a manufacturer's fit guide to guarantee it for any model/make/year auto - so what you would need to consider is the height of what looks like a lip or spoiler above the rear window on your model Acura. The boat roller in the upright position will be raising your kayak a little under 7" high - so when you place the roller on the back window, if 7" clears the top lip/spoiler, you should be fine, and it will help get the boat onto your roof rack. That would be the main concern and something you might want to look at.
Q:
Will this work for a stand up paddle board?
A:
These Kayak Lift Assist Rollers are not suited for use with a SUP, the are fitted to work with the shape of the bottom of a kayak. Unfortunately, we don't currently have a comparable item that would work helping load a paddle board on your rooftop.
Q:
Will it work on a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe? It has a roof rack and cross bars. I am looking for something that will lift it above the funky antenna thing that sits in the middle behind the cross bar at the back.
A:
With this kayak lift assist roller in the upright position, it will will raise the boat about 6.75 inches above the car, so if you placed the roller in the right spot, it might have the kayak at the right angle to clear the antenna; if placed at the other angle, 90 degrees, it raises the boat about 2.75" above the car, but at that increased angle, so that could also possibly work to clear the antenna. I can't 100% guarantee it will work -- but it appears like you should be able to find the right spot on the car, and the angle to use and it would work.
Q:
Will this work on a nissan rogue with a rear spoiler?
A:
These Kayak Lift Assist/Roof Roller may be able to work with that spoiler; there isn't an official fit guide for them, so we can not guarantee they will work for a specific year/make/model vehicle, though. They have a few adjustments, so it may depend on where you place it on your rear window, whether it will clear that particular spoiler; at the two main adjustments: at one setting, they are going to raise the boat about 2.75" above the car, and that is at a 90 degree angle, so the boat will be tilting upwards towards the rooftop - so it will be a bit more than that 3" inches that it will be raised - so depending on where you place the suction cups when using that angle, it could have enough clearance. At the other setting, upright, it is raising the boat up 6.75" above vehicle, so that as well could possibly clear the top. So you may want to look at your car and your boat and see if either of those angles could possibly work to give yourself an idea.
Q:
I have a Yakima bowdown rack. will I be able to roll the boat up while in a side position? Also have this on a Honda Odyssey will it be too tall for me? I am 5'4''
A:
These Kayak Lift Assists don't work for rolling the boat up on its side - you would be placing the underside of the boat on the roller system, so if you are trying to get it to a roof rack that holds it on its side, you would need to turn it at the top and that might not be easy or smooth to do.

Otherwise it should work for your Honda Odyssey - it would just need to clear any spoiler near the rooftop, and it should.

I don't have a good alternative to suggest to help you lift it on the side, as most of the lift assists don't seem to orient that way. Though this alternative loads the boat from the side of your vehicle, which is different, but I am not certain how easy it is to get the actual kayak into a side-holding roof rack, as it too seems to be inclined to think you aren't using a cradle that holds the boats on their sides -- for reference though its seen here:

https://www.storeyourboard.com/kayak-and-canoe-lift-boat-lift-assist-from-inno/.
Q:
Would this work on a tall truck canopy window?
A:
This kayak lift assists could possibly work for the rear of truck canopy. It is a bit tricky to say - if you have any sort of lip or spoiler on the top of the canopy, the boat would have to be angled to clear that, to get over the top onto your roof rack. You can place the roller anywhere on the back window, and then adjust it to two settings, one that will angle it more if needed (raising the boat a few inches at a 90 degree angle) -- the other position will raise the bout almost 7 inches. So when you are looking at the back of your truck - you want to try to picture what the boat would look like on the roller to see if it might help get it up to the top.

If it it is a very vertical (up and down/straight) rear of that canopy, and tall as you said, it would be a matter of whether you could angle the boat just right.

I wish I had a better way to give you an idea how well it might work for your auto, but maybe if you look at the videos on our listing they can help you see how it works, and then look at your canopy and that may help give you a better idea if it could help you get your kayak up onto your roof rack.
Q:
Will it work on a Porsche Macan 2017?
A:
This kayak assist roof roller should work for your Porsche. There is not an official fit guide available from the manufacturer that guarantees how it will work for different model/year autos though. It looks like that model has a spoiler above the rear window, so it would just be a matter of whether in either position you can use the roller, whether it would raise and angle the boat enough it would help it clear that spoiler onto to your roof top, to be secured to your roof rack. It looks like it should though, especially if you place the system closer to the spoiler.
Q:
Could this be used from the front of the vehicle? In other words use it on the hood and windshield?
A:
No, this kayak roof roller would not work well from the front of the vehicle, and I wouldn't advise it. The angles would not be good and there could be a few other issues. You would need to use it from the rear window, trunk or hatchback.
Q:
I have a KIA Soul with Thule J-style cradles. Will this boat loader work with the vehicle and equipment that I have?
A:
These Kayak Lift Assists should work for your Kia Soul, though you probably would need two of them - one for on the rear of the car and one on top of the roof. But something to consider is that they don't load the kayak on its side - so if you are trying to land the kayak into a J-style rack that holds the boat on its side, this won't do that. You would be rolling it up with the lift assist with the boat in boating position, it doesn't work with the kayak on its side. That means you would have to turn the kayak once its on top of the vehicle - so something to think about in whether or not the assists would be helpful or not.
Q:
Does this work on a sedan?
A:
Because this Kayak Lift Assist has a near-universal fit for most vehicles, there isn't a manufacturer's fit guide that will guarantee it will work for a specific year, make, model of auto -- however, that being noted, it should work fine for most sedans. It is a lift assist only - you will need some sort of transportation rack or tie-downs on your vehicle to secure the kayak; but it will help load the boat. It has a two different angles it can work at, so you would be placing it on either the trunk trunk or rear window of the vehicle, and then can roll your kayak up to the rooftop to secure to the transportation rack.
Q:
Will this work on a Mazda 2016 CX-5?
A:
This Kayak Lift Assist will most likely work for your Mazda; however there isn't a manufacturer's fit guide that will guarantee it will work for a specific make-model-year auto. The main thing to look at with your particular Mazda is how tall any spoiler is over the rear window/hatchback, as the roller would need to be position so that it aims the kayak to get over that spoiler, to the roof where would be attaching the boat to your crossbars. The lift assist can be set up to be either 2.75" tall or 6.75" tall, to aim the boat, either at a 90 degree angle, or upright, so as long as either of the those measurements would make it over any rear window spoiler, you should be fine.
Q:
I have Malone downloader racks. Will this work to load into those?  Most of the pictures I've seen on your product are for a flat mount. I would have to load the kayak on its side to thread through the racks
A:
Unfortunately, this Kayak Lift assist doesn't work to load a kayak on its side, so it really doesn't help get a kayak loaded into J-style or other racks that hold the kayaks on their sides on top of your roof.  Instead, it basically rolls the kayak up to the roof top with the bottom of the boat going over the rollers, to then be strapped on top of the car.  I don't know how much of a help this would be, as it would get the kayak up to the rooftop, but you would then need to tilt the kayak onto its side to get it into your Downloader racks.  I don't have a lift assist that helps by having the kayak start in the side-ways position to suggest as an alternative
Great product, but not sure if it will reach up over my new car's roof spoiler
Posted: April 15, 2018
Written by: Doug W.
Rating:4

This is a great solution for loading my kayak onto my Subaru Forester! However, I just traded my 2012 Forester for a 2018 Forester model, which now has a real hatch spoiler above the rear window edge. I am not sure if this kayak lift assist roller will work without causing rubbing on the roof or the Subaru Forester's roof radio antenna unit.
If only this roof roller's "arms" were maybe a couple of inches longer in terms of "reach" it would be 100% fine. But I still might have to put a rubber mat on the roof to prevent my kayak from rubbing the roof while loading.
BUT... all of that said, this is a GREAT and affordable solution to help get my 'yak up on by roof rack! No complaints, just a suggestion! BTW, all of the other comments about the suction cups not working... not true! I have absolutely no trouble getting the suction cups to stick. But ya gotta hold them firmly down to the glass BEFORE you flip the lock levers, and the glass has to be pretty clean (not perfect, just clean). I have no trouble... works every time.

rollers
Posted: April 11, 2018
Written by: Gayle S.
Rating:5

I tried it out when it came, good fit and nice and tight!! saves wear and tear on the car and much better than a wet towell or rug! (easier too.

Awesome
Posted: March 14, 2018
Written by: Paul P.
Rating:5

Was looking for a way to conveniently get kayak on our Subaru without damaging the paint or the fin that overhangs the rear window and protects the camera. This product was just what the doctor ordered!

Poor suction
Posted: September 15, 2017
Written by: Jim M.
Rating:3

Bought this a few years ago. Very rarely will it stay suctioned to the car glass.

Flawed suction cup design keeps it from being an excellent solution!
Posted: August 23, 2017
Written by: Mick O.
Rating:3

The suction cups have a small nipple in the center which make this very difficult to get connected to a flat surface. Once you do, it's an excellent solution for loading a kayak by yourself. Mine is a tandem kayak and I'm loading it to the top of a Jeep Liberty. It was near impossible any other way. I suggest you buy two as I did, one for the hood and one for the top of your vehicle.

Kayak Lift Assist | Suction Mounted Roof Roller
Kayak Lift Assist | Suction Mounted Roof Roller
Kayak Lift Assist | Suction Mounted Roof Roller
Makes loading easier
Posted: August 11, 2017
Written by: Ketha L.
Rating:5

Securely attaches and makes it so much easier to load my kayak.

Kayak Lift Assist
Posted: July 5, 2017
Written by: Judy A.
Rating:3

did not work for my vehicle which is a Toyota 4Runner which is quite tall and has a faring on the back and this item does not clear the faring. The suction cups didn't work either but since the fit was not right anyway I did not try too hard to get them to work right.

Kayak roller assist
Posted: April 19, 2017
Written by: Seth S.
Rating:5

The roller assist makes putting large kayaks on top of the vehicle much easier. Just make sure the suction cups are secure! Definitely a product worth buying

Single?
Posted: February 22, 2017
Written by: Traci L.
Rating:5

Don't let being single keep you off the water. I needed to find a way to load my kayak on top of my SUV. This roller was a cheap, easy, and convenient product. Awesome gadget. I just lean the tip of the kayak on the rollers, position my portable step ladder beside the kayak, pick up the other end and start walking towards the vehicle and up the ladder. Hardly any upper body strength needed.

Might or might not work on your car.
Posted: January 20, 2017
Written by: David Wilson
Rating:5

The roller probably works well on a few car models, but on mine at least, the arm does not rise above the roofline. Doesn't matter how the suctions are oriented, the kayak scrapes the roof. Anyone want an unused roof roller?

Also, if you have any curvature in your rear window, forget attaching the device. The shoes do not rotate to account for curvature. Overall, before you buy, try.

Just what I needed!
Posted: December 28, 2016
Written by: Richard N.
Rating:5

Gone are the days when I could toss an 85 lb. boat on the roof rack by myself. This roller works beautifully - and doesn't break the bank. There's a bit of a learning curve to get the suction cups to seat properly, but that's a small problem. I love it!

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