Way ahead of you Shawn,

Idea number (1) rules out. I already have an old Thule Ski rack not being used, but I need to buy towers for a gutterless mount. I started fabricating a receiver mount using some scrap 2" square tubing cut cab high and plan to get a set of the Yakima rollers. The cross brace at the top is about 3 feet across. good for one boat for now, and maybe two standing on their side in the future. I plan to borrow a digital camera soon and go crazy with it as well.