Roof rack for dbl cab w/ shell for long items

Hi,

Just got an 04 Tacoma double cab and want to get both racks and a shell. My problem is that I often carry a 20' outrigger canoe or surfski and need a lot of space between the racks. As I see it my options are as follows:

1. racks mounted on shell only
2. racks mounted on cab only
3. one rack on cab, one on shell
4. custom rack or lumber rack

I had planned to use option 3 because neither option 1 or 2 gives me enought space between the racks but have been told that as one drives the bed/shell will roate w/r to the cab and possibly break my fragile 20' racing boat. is this true???

Any other ideas on how to make this work??

Thanks!

Check this place out. They have all kinds of racks and stuff.

http://yakima.com/home.html

Thanks for the response. I am pretty well versed in both Thule and Yakima systems but there is not a discussion on either the Thule or Yakima site (that I could find) that discusses carrying very long items and/or mounting one set of racks on the cab and another on the shell.

I guess my primary question is: does the bed/shell really rotate or move withg respect to the cab, and if so, how much?

Thanks agian for your response!

...Roger

My friend has racks mounted on just the shell of his Tundra. He carried a conoe over dirt roads for about ten miles no problems, but this was a cheap rental boat designed to not break when abused.

What about the one that is on the Nissan Frontier??? I have seen them on Taco's

Check out the forums on www.ttora.com. http://forums.delphiforums.com/tacomaterritory/messages?msg=115664.1&mode=simple&u=615160313 should be the direct link.