I love the Hullavator Pro. Have had it for 10 years. It is a bit of a pain to install/remove so I usually put it on at the beginning of the kayaking season and leave it on until Oct. That means I park on the driveway and not in the garage during the summer. But it does the job and we wouldn't be able to kayak without it at our age 77.
@@ThomasMMagill so great to hear you are still out paddling at 77. My parents are nearing that age and paddling is definitely helping to keep them young. The hullavator definitely makes it easier to get out there. Thanks for watching the video and checking in!
The Hullavator sits lower which is a plus, but the independent movement of each cradle means I can only place them as far apart at I can spread my arms and maintain the strength to pinch the handle and move the cradles up. I'm 5'4" and I don't have a wide wingspan.. So my 17 foot kayak is supported by cradles that are technically too close together. Still, it works. The MOS Uplift can correct that problem with the crossbar between the cradles that allow the cradles to be further apart than my wingspan, so my kayak is better supported, and the cross bar keeps the cradles steady as you lift and place. But I think the higher profile as a result of J-cradles is a drawback and not necessary. I believe it can be designed to accommodate regular cradles, as the Hullavator does. I also think there's a way to engineer a crossbar onto the Hullavator, removeable, even. I'm working on it...
@@suep9445 wow. Thanks so much for the detailed response and for checking out our video. Very much appreciated and I'm sure will bring value to other viewers of this video
you DO NOT need a boat adaptor to fit a Kayak to the MOS Uplift unless it is a composite laminated type, the removable rubber sleeves included with the integrated J bars on the MOS Uplift works just fine to tie plastic boats to for transport
I love the Hullavator Pro. Have had it for 10 years. It is a bit of a pain to install/remove so I usually put it on at the beginning of the kayaking season and leave it on until Oct. That means I park on the driveway and not in the garage during the summer. But it does the job and we wouldn't be able to kayak without it at our age 77.
@@ThomasMMagill so great to hear you are still out paddling at 77. My parents are nearing that age and paddling is definitely helping to keep them young.
The hullavator definitely makes it easier to get out there.
Thanks for watching the video and checking in!
love our hullavator. one pin to remove.
The Hullavator sits lower which is a plus, but the independent movement of each cradle means I can only place them as far apart at I can spread my arms and maintain the strength to pinch the handle and move the cradles up. I'm 5'4" and I don't have a wide wingspan.. So my 17 foot kayak is supported by cradles that are technically too close together. Still, it works. The MOS Uplift can correct that problem with the crossbar between the cradles that allow the cradles to be further apart than my wingspan, so my kayak is better supported, and the cross bar keeps the cradles steady as you lift and place. But I think the higher profile as a result of J-cradles is a drawback and not necessary. I believe it can be designed to accommodate regular cradles, as the Hullavator does. I also think there's a way to engineer a crossbar onto the Hullavator, removeable, even. I'm working on it...
@@suep9445 wow. Thanks so much for the detailed response and for checking out our video. Very much appreciated and I'm sure will bring value to other viewers of this video
you DO NOT need a boat adaptor to fit a Kayak to the MOS Uplift unless it is a composite laminated type, the removable rubber sleeves included with the integrated J bars on the MOS Uplift works just fine to tie plastic boats to for transport
Thanks so much for the annecdotal feedback. Super valuable.. cheers.
@@AQOutdoors Your welcome, I am the Ontario sales Rep for MOS racks
@@stringr2623 I will pass this info along to the team here in Calgary.
@@AQOutdoors Thanks for your professional communication and sharing the data, there are images in the media bank with kayak mounted to the J bars