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via mobile 31/8/2021 at 9:27pm
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Hello knowledgable people.
We are a sailing family and need to tow a small dingy, has anyone attached a rack over the Pathfinder caravan that could carry a dingy that is around 120kg?
All advise welcome that will stop me sleeping in a tent!

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via mobile 31/8/2021 at 9:41pm
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Would you have enough spare payload to enable you to carry 120kg of dinghy plus the weight of a rack?

Would you be physically capable of lifting the dinghy on to the top of the rack?

Rob


01/9/2021 at 7:46pm
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120 kg sounds a fairly large dinghy.

You'll need a launching trolley but there are folding ones and they can travel on top of an upside down dinghy subject to weight.

Some means of carrying the mast especially if it's a one piece mast.

If not camping near the lake you may need a road trailer to get from the camp site to the lake.

Presumably you mean the Pathfinder folding camper.

A few have fitted bike racks, but not sure on relative weights. I would guess for 120kg you are going to have to fix the rack supports to the chassis. It sounds too much to lay on the upturned bed trays.



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When you add the weight of the roof rack that will be most of your payload for the Pathfinder gone.
Saxo1



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