Thanks guys.
Good input. Regarding the weight on the roof,........ didn't I read in one of the earlier postings that the pontoons weigh like 70 lbs each? So that's like 140 to 150 right? I will check with Chrysler but I gotta believe these will carry that weight. They are factory installed. The rest of the boat (aside from the pontoons and mast I will carry inside. The mast is a problem. One thought is to even try to sell it out there and buy a new/used one back east. I think I might fabricate a support piece out of the rear 2 inch trailer hitch to support it a least 2 feet from the end of the van. I think if I put the mast dead center between the pontoons that will give it lateral support. The reason I'm interested in the roof approach rather than the trailer approach is that the trailer is a 1980 and I think I would stress out more pulling that across country even if I replaced the undercarriage and wheels and tires. You never can tell what the rust situation looks like inside the trailer beams. It looks bad enough on the outside but with all the holes for the wiring the salt water got inside the frame as well. I'm junking the trailer in California (except for the tires and the mast support post. When I get it home to NH I have another trailer that will do it fine. Any other thoughts? Thanks Again Greg.
P.S. Can't wait to get this home and actually join you all as a Hobie SAILOR!!!!!