Uni-Mount for Cargo Racks and Trays
5 May 2016
NEW RELEASE FROM BOATHOIST 2016 !!!
Uni-Mount for Cargo Racks and Trays
Many people who are setting up to travel Australia with their caravan in tow are purchasing large cargo racks or trays to help carry the extra gear they need. Part of that extra gear often ends up being a cartopper tinnie. We are constantly being asked if our standard SideWinder boat loader could be fitted to this type of rack.
The answer has been yes, sort of, maybe as we needed to customize the mounting points on our SideWinder Boat Loader to suit the exact width of the cargo rack we were going to mount onto. Easy if we have the rack in our workshop but not so easy if we are sending the boat loader out sight unseen.
The answer, our new Uni-Mount system. ONE SIZE FITS ALL.
We can now supply 4 fabricated aluminum clamp plates that are bolted to the top rail of your existing Cargo rack or Tradies Tray (you still need to assess the carrying capacity of your top rail).
The 2 cross arms of our SideWinder Boat Loader (the bit the tinnie sits on) then sit into these clamp plates and all you need to do is drill four holes straight through the cross arms and the boat loader is mounted. You don’t need to measure, mark or cut anything, just drill the hole through the existing hole in the clamp plate. All this at the same price as our standard SideWinder boat loader.
Cartopping has never been easier with the The BoatHoist SideWinder Boat Loader, removable 12volt electric winch with remote, rated to 100kg capacity, gunnel clamps (no tie down straps needed), all lightweight aluminum, fits all vehicles and now the Uni-Mount system means you can load your boat onto your existing cargo rack or Tradies tray with no problems.
Check out our latest posts!
Travelling with a Car Topper Boat in 2020
The fishing and boating opportunity’s across Australia are endless and if you are one of the lucky ones planning a caravan trip around Australia you might want to consider taking a small boat with you. From the quiet rivers of the NSW coast, across the freshwater...
Tow Vehicle Payloads – Part 3
In the previous two parts of this series we have looked at the maximum rated towing capacity of common caravan tow vehicles verses the actual maximum towing capacity when the vehicle is fully loaded. A good example is the Ford Ranger. When unloaded the Ranger will tow...
What Weight Can I Legally Tow? – Part 2
In the Part 1 of this four-part series we looked at the common terms you must know, TARE, ATM, GVM and GCM along with Kerb weight which is the vehicle weight assuming a 75kg driver and a full tank of fuel (this can vary depending on the manufacturer). We had a look at...
What Weight Can I Legally Tow? – Part 1
So the retirement payout is in the bank and you are ready to do the big caravan trip around Australia and here comes the shopping list of the must haves!! New caravan, new tow vehicle and lots of new toys. So the usual scenario goes like this…… You have found your...
New Product Release! How to put a 15hp outboard motor on the roof of your vehicle
NEW !! The RT Trolley from BoatHoist The design team at BoatHoist have been working on giving our customers another option for carrying the outboard motor when taking a cartopper tinny on your next caravan trip. What we have come up with is a simple, robust loading...