Canoe cart
Canoe cart
:roll: Have any of you canoe folks had good luck with any of the canoe carts on the market today ????? :roll: Yeah, I know, WIMPY :oops: . RIGHT, and I also have a bad right arm so getting my 17 footer over my head is really tough. Or, are their plans for building a cart available ???? :P
- Glen Smith
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Cart
This CLC Kayak cart may work for a canoe also: http://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/shopti ... 89d31ae4c/
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- Dean in Eureka, CA
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Hey Fisherguy,
I just went camping with my nephew, he's a yaker.
He built a cart similar to the one Glen just showed us, but he used mountain bike tires and rims. It gave him real good ground clearance. I was going to see how it worked on my canoe, but the river was way way low, so I didn't even bother getting the boat off of my rack on the truck.
I just went camping with my nephew, he's a yaker.
He built a cart similar to the one Glen just showed us, but he used mountain bike tires and rims. It gave him real good ground clearance. I was going to see how it worked on my canoe, but the river was way way low, so I didn't even bother getting the boat off of my rack on the truck.
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Dean in Eureka, CA
Dean in Eureka, CA
Canoe cart
:D THANKS fella's, I do appreiate the feed back.
Yes, the cart that you guys describe looks good ans would not be difficult to make.
Now if I can get a looder for my pickup, gettin out in the boonies and in the water
will be more fun. THANKS AGAIN
Yes, the cart that you guys describe looks good ans would not be difficult to make.
Now if I can get a looder for my pickup, gettin out in the boonies and in the water
will be more fun. THANKS AGAIN
- Glen Smith
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This link shows a "side-loader": http://www.ezload.biz/pages/1/index.htm.
Probably quite pricey but it may give you some other ideas.
Probably quite pricey but it may give you some other ideas.
- Dean in Eureka, CA
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Aloha Kent,
I would build a trailer before I opted for something like that. While I was at it, I would build a trailer with trees to hold at least six boats. Just my thoughts on this matter.
I will need to build that trailer or get another vehicle to haul with. My glass truck isn't going to cut it when I get this Redbird done. My plastic Coleman ends up being about 10' off the ground when lashed to the top of the glass rack.
I would build a trailer before I opted for something like that. While I was at it, I would build a trailer with trees to hold at least six boats. Just my thoughts on this matter.
I will need to build that trailer or get another vehicle to haul with. My glass truck isn't going to cut it when I get this Redbird done. My plastic Coleman ends up being about 10' off the ground when lashed to the top of the glass rack.
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Canoe Cart
I built this cart for my tandem kayak. I laminated the chassis out of steam-bent walnut; you could hammer nails with it. I am thinking about putting better wheels on it and turning it into a kayak trailer for a bicycle.
Chip
http://www.LorettaAndChip.com
Chip
http://www.LorettaAndChip.com
Thanks for the input
:D :D :D Thanks for the great feedback folks. Chip, that cart of yours is really good. Simple, would not be difficult to make, would fold up nice and do a good job.
How do you attach your kayak/canoe to it :roll: :roll: ???????
Glen, that loader looks like it would sure do a good job and make loading a lot easier.
Now, if I can just figure out how they built it 8) :twisted: THANKS, folks.
How do you attach your kayak/canoe to it :roll: :roll: ???????
Glen, that loader looks like it would sure do a good job and make loading a lot easier.
Now, if I can just figure out how they built it 8) :twisted: THANKS, folks.
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If you can carry one end of your canoe, you might want to try this: I took an old golf caddy two wheel cart, bent the arms that normally fit around the golf bag to fit the contours of my canoe near the stern and padded them. I also shortened the handle so it would be less likely to catch on the ground. Now I just set the stern of the canoe on the golf cart, wrap bungee cords over the canoe then pick up the bow and walk away. It works pretty good if the terrain is not too rough or grown over. Since it was designed to fold up, I can carry it in the canoe. Mine has pretty small wheels but they made them with some larger wheels. I am going to install straps as the bungees sometimes let the canoe slip out if I hit something with the cart.
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Re: Thanks for the input
Thanks, I flop the kayak on top of it and secure it with rope ratchets (pictured below). They hold it quite well. The hooks catch either side of the cart. I have since padded the top of the cart and added other improvements. I talked myself into turning it into a bicycle trailer; got the wheels yesterday. I will post a picture when its finished.fisherguytoo wrote:Chip, that cart of yours is really good. Simple, would not be difficult to make, would fold up nice and do a good job.
How do you attach your kayak/canoe to it?
BTW, these rope ratchets are great. Easier to operate than ratchet straps. I got them from Lee Valley.