Spinfisherbob wrote:
I love my truck, I know it's not an option for everyone but worth considering.
I have a truck and I put the kayaks either on the roof rack using a Hullivator or I have them on a trailer. With a kayak in the bed of the truck the area is not safe for storing anything else I want to also take, like the two Mirage drives, sails, fishing gear, etc. and there is both the replacement cost if items get stolen and having a trip cut short. I went into a local supermarket to get a couple items and when I returned to my truck someone had stolen the anchor and spare tire from the boat trailer. Ended my diving for the week and I had to buy a new wheel and tire and anchor and anchor line.
Where I have to launch is at boat ramps for the most part and so even with a Yakima trailer I need to offload the kayaks and rig them and then take each one down to the dock and put it into the water and tie it off and repeat the process and take the cart back to the truck and lock the truck. Meanwhile there are power boaters who want access to the ramp and the dock and the cleats on the dock.
I have decided to buy a PWC trailer so I can rig both kayaks in the parking lot and back the trailer into the water and float off the kayaks and then park the truck. Total time will be a fraction of what it now takes. Coming back to the dock and having my wife hold onto the painter for each kayak while I get the trailer. Back the trailer into the water and in a few minutes I can haul them both out of the water and back to the parking area where we can take our time dealing with them. Having spend $8,000 on the two kayaks, another $2,000 for the PWC trailer is not a big deal in the overall scheme of things. Of course I have room to store the trailer with the two kayaks beside my house which also adds to the appeal of this approach for us.