Been looking at things I can make myself for the yak and stumbled across this. thought this was pretty cool…milk crate kayak cart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGSXOoHBpIk
More info here:
http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=73980
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson
I have seen some made where the the cart itself has PVC that sticks into the scupper holes so you dont have to strap the boat to it and it also keeps it from sliding down the hull. I think there are some you tube’s on that one too. I think that is how I am going to make mine when I do it, with the PVC sicking up through the scuppers.
My only concern with the PVC through the scuppers is wear and tear on the scupper holes causing stress cracks. When you pull the cart the pvc will push against the scuppers. A loaded kayak in soft sand would put alot of stress on the scupper holes.
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson
That’s a good point about the scupper damage Mudfish. I was planning on building a cart like that until you brought that up. I’m getting ready to build a pvc kayak cart as well, and found a good youtube video by CrypticCRICKET called PVC Pipe Kayak Cart. It also looks really easy to build and use and it breaks down nicely for transportation.
That is a good point. I would think it would be fine but you never know, if you were to pull on a loaded boat hard enough over or through something, it might do some damage.
It would probably be better to make one with out it sticking up through the holes becasuse then you could use it on any kayak.
I am a little one sided with some products being a Malone dealer here in SC -
But look at the handy cart I use it all the time and it will fit all kayaks - disassembles and easy to cary on the kayak
http://maloneautoracks.com/canoe-kayak-carts.php
Capt Dave
fishingkayakssc@homesc.com
I have a cart just like the “Clipper” in Capt Dave’s post and I also have a pvc one that uses the scupper holes. The scupper hole cart was made for the Hobie peddle boat I bought used but it also fits my OK Prowler well enough. The pvc cart is much quicker to use when the boat’s empty and to remove it I just lift the boat up off of it. No straps to mess with. It’s a little trickier to get the pvc poles into the scuppers when the boat’s full of gear though.
I hadn’t thought about damage to the scupper area. I wonder if any of the manufacturers have weighed in on that.
Carl the CrypticCRICKET vid; PVC Pipe Kayak Cart shows what looks like a really smart, simple cart design. It also allows the axle to be made longer for a wider wheel base. I have tipped my kayak over when going over rough terrain before…
I’ve planned on building the thing for a couple of weeks now. I got all rubber lawn mower tires for $11 from lowes so I wouldn’t have to worry about gettin a flat. And I have plenty of pvc…
I was wondering if that kick stand would get in the way while I’m pulling the yak. Maybe angling it away from the ground a little more than CrypticCRICKET did will prevent that. I’ll definitely take your advice on making the wheel base wider. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Hope your lawnmower wheels are wide enough. Narrow ones will kill you in soft sand. I think I’ve seen solid, wide wheels at Harbor Freight.
Hmmm I hope they are wide enough too :-/
They are about 2" wide. Guess we’ll find out.
You might want to leave a little extra room on the axle in case you want to switch to fatter wheels later. The wheels on my fold-up cart like the Clipper are 3". Even those aren’t fun in soft sand.
The wheels on my pvc scupper cart are only 2.25" on the tread face. They work fine on solid surfaces but I’ve never tried them in soft sand.
The Hemispherical Wheels on the Malone HandiKart look interesting!