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Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair

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HullyRollers roller saddles provide easy loading for transport of kayaks and rowing shells on your Yakima roof rack, sold separately.

Pair with Mako Aero Saddles, Mako Saddles, and LandShark Saddles for the ultimate ease of loading; all sold separately
Universal joint design allows roller sets to rock and pivot, facilitating loading and self-adjusting to any hull shape
Wide wheels and generous Kraton™ padded rollers create ample cushioned load-bearing surface along the hull
Boat rides steady, with neither side-to-side nor back-and-forth motion
Sold as a pair with 16 ft. heavy-duty tie-down strap included; customize with another pair of HullyRollers or pair of Mako Saddles, sold separately
Comes with 1 set of bow/stern tie-downs with adjustable strap and heavy-duty hooks
Fits on Yakima round or square bars, sold separately

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Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair Customer Reviews

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Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair

3.0

(based on 13 reviews)

54%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to install (8)
Durable (6)
Easy to use (3)
Lightweight (3)
Stable (3)

Cons

Unstable (3)

Best Uses

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- Advanced (3), Casual/ recreational (3), Intermediate (3)
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Apr

2013

4.0

There's an easy fix for rotation problem

By FirstTracks

from Salt Lake City, Utah

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy To Install
Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

I'm really pleased. I mounted these on the rear crossbar with the Mako Saddles on the front and the 65lb boat is incredibly easy to get on and off the roof of the truck, and I'm a small guy.

For those who have had a problem with the mounts rotating on the round bars I found a simple solution. I cut a strip of thin foam rubber and placed it between the mount and the crossbar. I used 3M weatherstripping for behind a home wall switch plate, but anything compressible that adds a touch of thickness and increases friction will do. Voila! No rotation at all.

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Aug

2012

1.0

Not for all boats

By Uncle Fred

from Sacramento, CA

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy To Install

Cons

Bad for boat
Unstable on complex chine

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

I wouldn't recommend this product for fiberglass hulls because the contact points on the hull are too small and flexes it too much when the cam straps are tightened. Fiberglass only flexes so much for so long before it starts cracking. The Land Shark and Mako designs do a much better of securing the boat without identing the hull. Also, with a complex chine hull, they are very unstable. I found this out the hard way when I was taking a a boat off the car and the roller spun the boat off sideways on to concrete knocking the gel coat off it and necessitating a costly repair.

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Jul

2012

3.0

A good product, with one problem

By Bbooker

from Covington, WA

About Me Intermediate

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Install
Stable When Driving

Cons

Unstable When Loading

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

I use a pair of HullyRollers in conjunction with a pair of Yamika Mako Saddles, all mounted on round Yakima bars. The rollers are easy to install, and they are stable when transporting my kayak. The rubber surface grips the boat. I have watched my kayak at 70 mph highway speeds, it doesn't move around at all.

The problem with these rollers is that they are not stable on round bars when loading a kayak. Sometimes one or both rollers 'spin' on the bar until the front roller touches the car roof, no matter how tight I fasten them. Then I have to unload the boat, adjust the roller(s) and start over. This doesn't happen all the time, but often enough that it is irritating.

Even with that shortcoming, I like these rollers. The rollers in back, in conjunction with the saddles in front, make it fairly easy for me to load and unload a heavy (65 lb) boat by myself.

(I'll submit a separate review on the Mako Saddles.)

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Apr

2012

1.0

Not a good match for a round crossbar

By LB7

from Waukesha, Wisconsin

About Me Intermediate

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Pros

Easy To Install
Lightweight

Cons

Unstable

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

These look like a great product and appear to be solidly constructed but after installing them their shortcomings were quickly apparent.

Installing these on round crossbars made the mounts pretty much useless. Regardless of how firmly I attached the mounts they would spin on the bar and hit the top of the roof. Also the wheels would grab at the kayak rather than allow it to glide over the wheels as intended.

I'm guessing that if these were installed on a square bar they would be a fantastic product...but on a round bar, forget it these are useless.

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Mar

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Useful, but could be better

By Geo Dog

from Seattle, WA

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Easy To Install

Cons

Unstable

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

I bought these for use with a set of Aero Mako saddles. They do make it a lot easier to get our tandem kayak onto the car, but I also have the issue with the rollers tendency to 'torque' on the bar. I think the easy fix for this would be for Yakima to move the center of balance of the fixtures directly over the top of the bar. That said, I am still happy with them overall (as long as I remember to unlock the rollers BEFORE I go to remove the kayak from the car).

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Aug

2011

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

unrollers

By mash

from Las Vegas, NV

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Cons

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Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

The rollers will not stay in position on my round bars. For me, they make loading more difficult. The idea was wonderful-roll your boat into position. It will not work for me. The rollers need bearings, and the holders need to lock on to the bars.

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Dec

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Rollers don't roll!

By Ilana

from Seattle, WA

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Pros

Cons

Hard To Install Or Use

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

I bought a set of Mako Saddles for the front and these HullyRollers for the back, thinking they would make loading/unloading easier. Not so! The rollers don't roll well at all (and yes, I had the brake unlocked). We got the boat on the car ok, although I think the rollers actually made it more difficult. When removing the boat, the rollers torqued on the crossbar (despite being tightened as tight as we could get them) instead of rolling backwards. These went straight back to REI, and will be replaced with a second set of Mako Saddles, which seem much better.

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Aug

2010

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Does the job!

By Al the Paddler

from SE Wisconsin

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Easy To Install
Easy To Use
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Trucks

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

We have two kayaks that we carry on 2-pr of rollers and 2-pr of Mako saddles that are installed on my truck cap. Easy on-easy off! Please note: the rollers have a locking feature that makes it very difficult for your kayak to leave your vehicle prematurely. If this feature is not disabled prior to loading, the rollers
will not roll. I recommend Yakima products: they have worked for me, whether biking, canoeing, or kayaking.

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Sep

2009

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

HullyRollers Don't Roll

By ubellowed

from West Tisbury, MA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Install
Stable

Cons

Hard to Install or Use

Best Uses

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

I bought two pair of these for my parent's who can no longer lift boats over their heads. Unfortunately, the rollers rely on bushings instead of bearings, and most of the time don't roll with the kayak/canoe (they are used for both). I find it difficult to slide the kayak forward and back on the car owing to the rollers lack of roll. You're better off buying some Teflon blocks for your rack over these things. These will be getting swapped out for next season.

The only positive I'd note is the rollers have universal joints allowing them to match the hull of the boat, and seem to be sold when supporting a 60lbs boat going down dirt roads.

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Aug

2009

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Not as useful as I'd hoped.

By FBGordon

from Destin, FL

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Pros

Durable
Easy to Install

Cons

Combative
Sluggish
Unstable

Best Uses

Touring Surfing Kayaks

Comments about Yakima HullyRollers Boat Mounts - Pair:

I have a 9' Ocean (43 lbs) and a 16' Wilderness Systems (54 lbs). I bought the Hullyrollers to use with the Mako Saddles so that it would be easier to put my boats on my Jeep. The saddles are fine, but the rollers are difficult to say the least. The rubber wheels seem to want to grip the boat rather than let it travel, and the boats' weights are apparently too much for the rollers, which will at some times not turn at all (yes, I made sure the locks were off) and torque my factory crossbar until I have to pick the boat up off of the rollers and let the saddles do all the work. I was happier with my [$] pads. So far, I'm a little dissappointed in this system after having invested so much money in it.

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