2017 roof weight capacity and rack suggestions

EAngler

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Mazda CX-5 GT
Hi all, I'm having trouble finding the roof capacity for the factory rails on the CX-5.. I assumed this would be clearly listed in the manual but I am struggling and probably just missing it. Can anyone help me out? I want to buy a rack to transport up to 2 kayaks, but they are heavy. 180ish pounds together. Most of the racks I am finding list 165 for capacity so I am starting to think that is just the limit of the vehicle itself.

Anybody transport large fishing kayaks with their CX-5? And if so how do you handle it? Also any rack recommendations would be great. Thanks
 
OEM bars do not seem to extend out enough for 70" worth of kayak so I kind of scratched them from the list. Thinking of Yakima as they have bars that go all the way up to 80". When I say factory rails I mean the flush rails used to mount cross bars. I cannot find a capacity rating for them, though I assume it is 165lb given the capacity ratings of most of the cross bars.
 
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