Hi,

I've been lurking around reading but this is my first post.  When we bought kayaks for the whole family about 5 years ago I had the same problem.  Stuffing them in the back of the truck didn't work well (they stuck out almost as far as they went in and there was no room for any other gear).  I looked at the price of kayak/ canoe trailers and they could only haul kayaks and canoes.  So, I bought a nice aluminum trailer with ramp that I could use for hunting, hauling the riding lawn mower around, etc.

I made a wooden rack that takes only four bolts per side (and about 10-15 minutes) to remove and it holds all four kayaks as well as two 17 ft Grumman canoes.  It sits flat against the wall for storage and is very solid and has worked wonderfully for us for years.  It's pretty simple but has gotten a lot of nice comments at boat landings.  I'll look around for a photo- though I have no way of posting it here.  If I find one, and you're interested, I could email it to you.