Carry tinnie on Jayco Dove campervan

I have the boat rails on mine & carry my tinnie. Just don't wind up roof with weight on (obviously) The main concern with these is the weight on the rear bar (spare wheel). People tend to put a heap of weight on there which is a No No according to Jayco. Apparently it causes the body to flex.

The pathfinder roof rails are rated at either 80 or 100 kg (Cant remember which off the top of my head). You need to include the weight of the cross bars in this so would probably be pushin it

Hi N&L

I asked Jayco about the max load capacity that could be put on their new roof racks you see on their camper vans. They told me 120Kgs with roof down - NEVER wind roof up with a load on it. So if your tinnie is under 120kgs and you are happy to take off each time you wind it up, it would be no problems. With the roof down you should be able to slide it on and off easily - about 1.5 metres to roof height from ground. Their racks are not that expensive and look neat, but they are easy to build and install yourself if you can weld.

RE the reply about BODY FLEX: What year Dove is it? If its an earlier model you can strengthen the chassis on the door side by welding another steel channel on the chassis that side. Just look under any newer model Jayco camper and you will see what i mean. To check if chassis on the door side has sagged (which is the weakest side on any camper) just close the door and see what gap you have between door edge and door frame on the lock side at the top and bottom. The margin should be even but seldom is, normally wider at the top showing some sag at the rear. To protect the chassis from that on the door side - simply wind the rear leg down as often as you can when camping or when its stored, or use a wind up jack to support it. Cheers....

Thanks for your assistance. Much appreciated and useful info.