I've been thinking of building something along the lines of a "teardrop" trailer with yak holders on top. I was thinking of making it more square-not so teardrop shaped. You would then have sleeping quarters along with a kayak carrier. Maybe made out of 1/4 inch plywood with epoxy? Has anyone done this? Pics?

: heh heh, sorry i wasn't clear erik - the sprayskirt approach covers the ckpt
: just like a cover would, but puts the 'cover' to the same dual duty as the
: yak and the box - i didn't mean leave everything open!
: i just got back from some holidays in which the above approach was put to
: great use. Aside from long stuff like Ross' post showed, the top central
: ckpt allows tight packing and semi central access (depending on boat).

: many cargo boxes have boaty aerodynamic shapes - so why not just use a boat?
: -2 uses for the price of one.
: to me, a clc 10' wood duck yak or schade matunuk surfyak, or any ww yak looks
: way better up on the rax than a pointy end rectangular box!

: mick