I went into my local Hobie dealer yesterday just as they were offloading the Hobie shipment. They unloaded my 2017 Hobie Outback and went over it with me, and then installed the Thule rack system on my wife's vehicle we decided to use hers as I tend to not keep my vehicles long). The best part is that they installed the Thule for free. I love to support small business. It's hard to beat the customer service, especially from a business that has been around for 70 years. The bad is that I probably won't get her on the water until April. A busy schedule and a mini vacation thrown in are going to keep me busy. I'm anxious to hit the water though. We have so many small water lakes around me that it's going to be peaceful! Here is a pic of her getting loaded up.