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My Mirage Sport rack uses a 12V electric winch ($50 at Harbor Freight) with power in and out. The winch cable feeds
through pulleys to a swinging hoist arm, sized to swing the kayaks over the padded pin.
This winch and hoist arm will lift my weight easily; more than strong enough to lift a kayak. The "one
handed" loading is a necessity when both kayakers have only one good shoulder apiece!
The Mirage Sports are a perfect match for the back of a motorhome, because of their short length. The bow of the
boats are only a few inches higher than my roof air conditioner, and my Class C is much shorter than many large Class A motorhomes.
This rack could easily mount into a trailer hitch receiver if a pair of stabilizer straps were added at each end (to prevent
rocking). I mounted mine onto the original spare tire mount, and made an under-vehicle mount for my spare tire.
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