Malone

Not sure if it would work better with a different hull design, but my kayak really doesn't fit in there well at all. Its basically a straight "L" shape and no matter how tight I cinch the boat down, it still trys to slide out. There is nothing to hold it tight against the vertical arm. I think the only way this design would work would be if your kayak was narrower than this is tall. I put it on my Jeep and tested it in the driveway before leaving for a trip. It felt nice and tight in there. When I started driving, the boat started to rotate out of the cradle. Good design if space on the roof is at a premium and you put something else on the front side of it to stop the bottom of the kayak from rotating out of the holder maybe? I don't know, save your money and buy a J shaped holder.

I have 4 of these carriers on top of my minivan. the hold the kayaks well and were inexpensive. the only downside is they are difficult to install. i'm going to leave them up there for the season and remove them this fall. for the price they are fine for me.

They didn't fit our Land Rover as well as we'd hoped and would be too difficult for one person to use.

Only good thing is that you can put more than two kayaks on top of your car. Not useful on long car trips.

Depending on your kayak, it may actually fit the carrier better with the top against the upright instead of the bottom as indicated by the instructions. The majority of kayaks have rounded bottoms which will not adequately secure to this carrier, however flipped over and my kayaks fit perfectly.