Vehicle roof-rail structure

A vehicle roof-rail structure comprising:

• a rail body extending in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body;
• and
• a leg member with which the rail body is fixed to a roof panel of the vehicle body,
• wherein the leg member comprises:
• a protector that is in contact with the roof panel;
• a leg disposed on the protector;
• a fastener comprising a bolt projecting from a bottom of the leg, the fastener fastening the leg member to the roof panel with the bolt being made to extend through the protector and the roof panel;
• and
• a water stopper for providing watertightness around the fastener,
• wherein the water stopper comprises:
• a lower sealing rib that projects from a lower surface of the protector in such a manner as to surround the bolt and is brought into contact with the roof panel;
• and
• an upper sealing rib that projects from an upper surface of the protector in such a manner as to surround the bolt and is brought into contact with a bottom surface of the leg,
• wherein the bottom surface of the leg has an annular groove that is fitted onto and positioned at the upper sealing rib, the annular groove having a depth less than a height of the upper sealing rib and a width greater than a width of the upper sealing rib.