Not mine but I would suggest a rack similar to this, potentially lower depending on bed size to keep pontoon out of wind
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Holy duck. Boat & jet unit are dope as fuck. Is that your foxbody in your photog album? Tuck and enough earl's fittings to choke a horseI have an Extang tri-folding tonneau on my Ranger and transport my pontoon on top of it no problem.
I had the same question a few days ago. I loaded a Freestone on the back of a truck tonneau cover and took if for a road test this weekend while scouting a Yakima hatch. I drove the back road to Cle Elum so I never did more than about 55 or 60 mph and I noticed it did slide back but it seemed secure. For the picture I slid it ahead a foot or so (you can see the angle of the straps is slightly towards the back).
Because my cover is fiberglass and goes around the rail, finding tie down points was a little tricky. I took it to a professional place in Wenatchee to see if they had any advice. They thought with a big enough plate on the inside, you could drill holes for an eye bolt. I literally had Ken fabricate some backing plates but right before we drilled the holes, I decided to try using some brackets for mounting on the inside. It seemed to work okay except you have to be a little careful and plan the right length of strap in advance because you can't really adjust it once everything is in place.
As long as you strapped it down well and didn't go crazy with your speed or drive to the Skeena, I think you'd be okay hauling it this way. I plan to anyway.
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Because my cover is fiberglass and goes around the rail, finding tie down points was a little tricky. I took it to a professional place in Wenatchee to see if they had any advice. They thought with a big enough plate on the inside, you could drill holes for an eye bolt. I literally had Ken fabricate some backing plates but right before we drilled the holes, I decided to try using some brackets for mounting on the inside. It seemed to work okay except you have to be a little careful and plan the right length of strap in advance because you can't really adjust it once everything is in place.
As long as you strapped it down well and didn't go crazy with your speed or drive to the Skeena, I think you'd be okay hauling it this way. I plan to anyway.
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