[Paddlewise] Towing kayaks behind motor boat

Two friends and I are planning a one-way paddle to NH seacoast's Isle of 
Shoals. This is only an eight mile crossing from the coast, but weather can 
get "iffy" in the afternoons, and over-nighting is not possible. So we plan 
to leave early in the morning, and have a motor boat carry our kayaks back 
to the coast. As you can imagine, hiring a lobster boat to stow our kayaks 
for the return trip can get pricey.

Is there an alternative? Has anyone experience with towing three kayaks 
behind a powered boat? I had been thinking there might be a way to rig the 
three kayaks together as one unit... perhaps with padded 2 X 4 board across 
the bows and sterns... then tow them (reasonably slowly) a good 50 to 75 
feet behind a 25 foot Grady White 180 hp a family member owns. Is this 
remotely possible without damaging the kayaks? I hesitate to ask the 
skipper of a pleasure craft to tie three kayaks atop and perpendicular on 
his stern. Total weight would only be 150 pounds, but the kayaks are 14 to 
17 feet in length.

Thanks for your feedback!

Tom LeTourneau
Wells, Maine

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