Here's a few pictures of what I came up with. Didn't drill one hole in the boat.
Basically, on the road, kayaks are strapped squarely over boat. Once I get to lake I push kayaks
out for a little more room. I would like to experiment with hinges or telescoping
pipe so the cross bars can be...
I'm leaning towards the Alumacraft 1546.
To start, I'm going to attach two pieces of pipe across the gunnels, sticking out at least 12" past the boat.
This will allow me to strap the yaks cheaply and not get top heavy by creating a more elaborate elevated tower.
This will leave the middle of...
I'm shopping around for a jon Boat:
Looking at the Alumacraft MV 1546DD, MV 1650 (all welds).
or the Grizzly 1648.
I'm fortunate that my Dad's 25HP Johnson ('98) will be donated to the boat,
and hopefully his trailer will work too. So that's getting me in the ball game without
too much $$$$...