Possibly, but they could easily be replaced for just a standard loop. I'm using them as less of a back up and more to just mitigate lateral movement of the bow so I don't have to cinch the roof straps down as tight on the new boat. There's not much chance of a rack separating from the roof in this system.DarenN said:nice installation there! my only concern is that the fastex buckles are the weak point of the system, and they're in the part of the system that should be the failure safety.
I don't trust the roof attachment points on the few racks that would fit this car, so passing the straps through the cabin and wrapping the rear and stern ones around the kayak keeps the boat from shifting left / right and ever lifting off. My only fear is that 2 of the 3 straps would fail (especially the front one) and that I would do long term damage to the boat by having to tighten them so much.