I recently got a Hobie TI, and I need to figure out transport options. My parents have a compass and a ... another one, and I've driven their car with a double-decker hobie trailer attached. Not fun, but gets the job done. Been wondering if anyone here has any experience with transporting these on the roof of something smaller like a Prius?
There's some recent posts, like this:
https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=73&t=60298 that suggest that I shouldn't, as they can damage cars. There's some older posts, like this,
https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=62550, where the answers are less clear. I even found one from '07 where someone roof racked a TI on their 07 prius. I'm not willing to blindly trust that as designs, strengths, etc, in both car and kayak may have changed a lot in 15 years.
Anyone tried this recently or have advice? Reason I really want the roof rack is ... parking. Parking is a pain with a trailer, and I'm also in the Seattle area. Yeah, there's some boat parking, but there's a lot more car parking.
Thanks in advance!