Hi'
Looking to build or buy a small pick up truck racking system that would pull the boat and motor to a area above the cab and box.The rib also has a console so we need to keep the boat in a upright position.
Any info or pictures would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
I have never seen one other than the funky one shown below that loads the motor along with the boat. All of them that I have ever seen load upside down and you have to remove the motor first.
Thule and Yakima racks are not something I would count on to hold up to anything heavy. I currently own three pairs of Thule racks FWIW.
I want to put this on my little truck that I tow behind the motorhome and the motor is a pain to disconnect as it has steering cables and power start wires
Lateral Thinking: Do you need to tow the boat on the road (without the truck underneath!)
If not, do a search for "dinghy combi trailer". At 12' with a 30Hp, you are probably in the ballpark of a heavy dinghy and so the road trailer / piggyback launch trolley launch concepts used there might work.
If your boat + engine are light enough, I can think of some combis for the likes of the heavier dinghies that might be able to be adapted for less $$ (likes of Wayfarers & Laser 16s - Laser now have a "keel Dinghy" that clocks in around 260Kg)
Remove the wheels & the suspension units, add a couple of suitable brackets for the suspension unit fixings to the back of your truck, ditto on the cab roof......
Or just buy the launch trolley & get your local welder to replicate the road base fixings on the truck.
