[10-Mar-2026 16:43:24 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function add_action() in /home/riveted/public_html/wp-content/themes/chosen/inc/customizer.php:4 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /home/riveted/public_html/wp-content/themes/chosen/inc/customizer.php on line 4 [10-Mar-2026 16:43:37 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function add_action() in /home/riveted/public_html/wp-content/themes/chosen/inc/scripts.php:43 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /home/riveted/public_html/wp-content/themes/chosen/inc/scripts.php on line 43 Comments on: Car-Topping the Hobie Tandem Island https://www.riveted-blog.com/2010/08/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island Thu, 09 Jun 2016 03:14:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 By: Art Johnston https://www.riveted-blog.com/2010/08/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island/#comment-1188 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:40:01 +0000 http://www.riveted-blog.com/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island#comment-1188 Thanks Laura, I have booked marked that spot. We often stop at Anacortes on our way to Canada so we will hive to add that to our itinerary. Happy sailing.

Art

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By: Riveted https://www.riveted-blog.com/2010/08/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island/#comment-1187 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:10:16 +0000 http://www.riveted-blog.com/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island#comment-1187 Hi Art!
That location is Skamokawa Vista Park on the Washington side of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest…one of our favorite local spots!
-Laura

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By: Art Johnston https://www.riveted-blog.com/2010/08/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island/#comment-1186 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:56:54 +0000 http://www.riveted-blog.com/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island#comment-1186 Also ready to buy a TI, also have an Airstream, also have a truck with a camper shell. Your article hits me right in the wheelhouse. Awesome! One question though. Where did you find that awesome launching/parking/kayaking location? It looks perfect.

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By: Mike https://www.riveted-blog.com/2010/08/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island/#comment-1185 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:06:57 +0000 http://www.riveted-blog.com/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island#comment-1185 Thank you for the response. I will be hauling this on top of a Suburban. Plenty of room. Considering bolting heavy duty Unistrut to the rails with SS U bolts and bolting the cradles to the Unistrut. I may buy a Thule Goal Post for loading/unloading.

Can’t wait to get it. Just watching the TI on Youtube is fun.

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By: Kevin https://www.riveted-blog.com/2010/08/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island/#comment-1184 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:26:06 +0000 http://www.riveted-blog.com/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island#comment-1184 Hi Mike,

You’ll love the TI – it’s wonderful!

We are using standard Yakima cross bars. We got the cradles from Hobie – they’re the ones designed to be used on a trailer. They have 3 mounting holes drilled through the bottom. We used standard Yakima bar grips – 3 per cradle. We dropped the bolt through the pre-drilled hole in the cradle and put the bar grip on the bottom. We didn’t have to modify anything. Works like a charm.

We hold it all down with 2 regular Yakima tie down straps, plus a Yakima bow/stern tie down kit. We loop the straps under the rack, around the amas and the hull, and make a loop around the mast with each one to hold that in place. Don’t over-tighten the bow/stern lines as it can de-form the hull against the racks.

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By: Mike https://www.riveted-blog.com/2010/08/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island/#comment-1183 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:10:54 +0000 http://www.riveted-blog.com/car-topping-the-hobie-tandem-island#comment-1183 Just about to buy a new TI. Been researching car topping. So far, I like your idea best.

What kind of cross bars are you using? How did you attach the cradles? Any chance of some close up photos?

Thank you for the article.

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