BOAT RACK WITH SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE GRIPPING SURFACE

摘要

A boat rack apparatus (10) for carrying a boat (14) on a vehicle roof rack (20). The apparatus includes one or more mounts (28) configured for attachment adjacent a vehicle. Each mount includes a support region (60) having a support surface (62) constructed to slidably receive and support a boat on the vehicle roof, and a gripping pad (64) movable from a recessed position to a protruding position to restrain the boat from sliding across the support surface. A securing strap (32) is positionable over at least a portion of the boat and configured to hold the boat against the support regions when the strap is tightened. The securing strap passes around the gripping pad to move the pad to the protruding position and press it into contact with the boat.