using a cart - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

maui jim · 08-09-2010, 08:18 AM

I have a Corbra Tandem ( We are a choosen few, the best usually are....

) have fished it for 14 years, also I have made a PVC cart which the yak sits on and not thru the scuppers, Where the 1" PVC joins at elbows I used removable "D" Pins and drilled them thru the elbows I used 1/4" pins.(Prevents the PVC from twisting) and added 30cm Wheeleze, It all breaks down and can store inside the Cobra Tandem,
I have some old roofpads from surfing used to rest the kayak on ( I never had any issue with the hull flexing on the pads), and I also used a ( 1 ) roof strap from my surfboards also to attach to yak, its shorter and works great. Its perfect size. I take some pics and post.
The cart works great over any sand , and with all the gear in tow.,
I usually walk the cart back to the truck, but have taken it with me on occasions. I usually like to keep the "trunk" for fish and battery storage.
If you see and old Gray Cobra Tandem in LJ look me up and I'll show ya.

Regor · 08-09-2010, 10:00 AM

Here's the wheels I am trying to find for a yak cart:

maui jim · 08-09-2010, 01:10 PM

where's the steering wheel? or do you use ropes like the old days......maybe add a sail and you have a land yak

StinkyMatt · 08-09-2010, 01:11 PM

I bought the same cart, used it once and promptly returned it for a refund. The kick stand is worthless and mine kept collapsing on me.

KirkG. · 08-09-2010, 01:30 PM

This looks like a decent cart. Seems like a pretty good deal.

For information see:
C-Tug Trolley

KirkG.

taggermike · 08-10-2010, 06:54 AM

I made a cart out of PVC pipe, wheels from Harbour Fraght, and a 1/2 copper water pipe for an axle. It worked for years. It didn't collapse and stow but it supported my kayaks and rolled well. I used it many times to carry the kayak up and down the steep ass road to salt Creek in OC. The only time it let me down is when I accidently rolled it off an 18" curb with a fully loaded yak on it. It took about 10 minutes to fix with a PVC coupler. MIke

old_rookie · 08-16-2010, 11:09 PM

Used the cart this weekend- worked great. Parked in the lot at LJ shores, pulled it a bit through the lot then up the handicap ramp to the sidewalk. Pulled it along the walk all the way to the boat launch, once I got in the soft sand I really had to pull hard. I thought this is where the cart is going to yank out from under but it didn't - I had two straps holding it in place. On the way back had no problem. It's a keeper for me.

cowboybill · 08-17-2010, 06:52 AM

Nice lift on your off road rig !?!?

Wheels for me are a dilema, big soft inflatable wheels that need air (another thing to need maintenance) or cheap wheels that dont like to roll over cracks, and or sand...

Hmmmm

cowboybill

PS, I hear that the scuppers are a weak point for side and twist loads...the kind wheels transmit to the yak

08-09-2010, 08:18 AM	#1
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	I have a Corbra Tandem ( We are a choosen few, the best usually are....) have fished it for 14 years, also I have made a PVC cart which the yak sits on and not thru the scuppers, Where the 1" PVC joins at elbows I used removable "D" Pins and drilled them thru the elbows I used 1/4" pins.(Prevents the PVC from twisting) and added 30cm Wheeleze, It all breaks down and can store inside the Cobra Tandem, I have some old roofpads from surfing used to rest the kayak on ( I never had any issue with the hull flexing on the pads), and I also used a ( 1 ) roof strap from my surfboards also to attach to yak, its shorter and works great. Its perfect size. I take some pics and post. The cart works great over any sand , and with all the gear in tow., I usually walk the cart back to the truck, but have taken it with me on occasions. I usually like to keep the "trunk" for fish and battery storage. If you see and old Gray Cobra Tandem in LJ look me up and I'll show ya. __________________

08-09-2010, 01:10 PM	#3
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	where's the steering wheel? or do you use ropes like the old days......maybe add a sail and you have a land yak __________________

08-09-2010, 01:11 PM	#4
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	return it I bought the same cart, used it once and promptly returned it for a refund. The kick stand is worthless and mine kept collapsing on me.

08-17-2010, 06:52 AM	#8
cowboybill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, CA Posts: 103	4x4 ? Nice lift on your off road rig !?!? Wheels for me are a dilema, big soft inflatable wheels that need air (another thing to need maintenance) or cheap wheels that dont like to roll over cracks, and or sand... Hmmmm cowboybill PS, I hear that the scuppers are a weak point for side and twist loads...the kind wheels transmit to the yak Last edited by cowboybill; 08-17-2010 at 06:54 AM. Reason: PS

08-09-2010, 01:30 PM	#5
KirkG. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Temecula Posts: 43	This looks like a decent cart. Seems like a pretty good deal. For information see: C-Tug Trolley KirkG.

08-10-2010, 06:54 AM	#6
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	I made a cart out of PVC pipe, wheels from Harbour Fraght, and a 1/2 copper water pipe for an axle. It worked for years. It didn't collapse and stow but it supported my kayaks and rolled well. I used it many times to carry the kayak up and down the steep ass road to salt Creek in OC. The only time it let me down is when I accidently rolled it off an 18" curb with a fully loaded yak on it. It took about 10 minutes to fix with a PVC coupler. MIke

08-16-2010, 11:09 PM	#7
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Used the cart this weekend- worked great. Parked in the lot at LJ shores, pulled it a bit through the lot then up the handicap ramp to the sidewalk. Pulled it along the walk all the way to the boat launch, once I got in the soft sand I really had to pull hard. I thought this is where the cart is going to yank out from under but it didn't - I had two straps holding it in place. On the way back had no problem. It's a keeper for me.