DIY: Kayak Cart - Make your kids hate you

[Denis_Ruso]

Move over kids daddy needs your power wheels!

In the spirit of DIY I've decided to make my own kayak cart to save some money in this already expensive sport.

Materials:
1 - 2x4
1 - 8x1
4 - 8 Inch bolt screws
8 - 3 inch screws.
1 - Copper Pipe insulator
4 - Zipties
1 - Your kids Power Wheels toy car

[Denis_Ruso]

Total Cost - less then 10$

[ccacher1]

Nice. I went a similar route with some power wheels I found in an alley.

[Zed]

Nice job but I think Ill pay more than $10 to have a kid, buy him/her a powerwheels, wait for him/her to outgrow it then steal the wheels.

Ill keep an eye out for some in back alleys. Wheels not kids.

[maquinapescado]

Expensive? You obviously have not owned a boat before. I'm all about do it yourself though. Good job, I hope it works well.

[makobob]

Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

Total Cost - less then 10$

GREAT start, if those tires do not work well with soft sand like BAJA you can always just change out the wheels with a set of LARGER WHEELEZE Tires and you should be good to go anywhere you wish. Tight Lines.

[Denis_Ruso]

Originally Posted by makobob

GREAT start, if those tires do not work well with soft sand like BAJA you can always just change out the wheels with a set of LARGER WHEELEZE Tires and you should be good to go anywhere you wish. Tight Lines.

I actually used these already with a slightly different design and they work Great! they are very wide, light and hollow plastic with tread.

[Denis_Ruso]

Originally Posted by maquinapescado

Expensive? You obviously have not owned a boat before. I'm all about do it yourself though. Good job, I hope it works well.

Haha, well it adds up! But yes have not owned a boat yet, but that's something I am currently working on changing.

[wwkf]

Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

Total Cost - less then 10$

Don't forget to drill same holes for drainage

[TJones]

But those wheels discovered in the alley look like the bomb . . They look like I might handle a PA . . . Good share guys .

[maquinapescado]

Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

Haha, well it adds up! But yes have not owned a boat yet, but that's something I am currently working on changing.

As a past boat owner I will advise you to not rush into it lol.

Maybe a famous quote will ring a bell, "The best day a boat owner ever has is the day he buys the boat and the day he sells it." -unknown

[alanw]

If I ever do this I'm leaving the motor on it

[Mahigeer]

Originally Posted by maquinapescado

As a past boat owner I will advise you to not rush into it lol.

Maybe a famous quote will ring a bell, "The best day a boat owner ever has is the day he buys the boat and the day he sells it." -unknown

The way I heard it is.... "The second best day is when One buys a boat. The best day is when he sells it!"

[Denis_Ruso]

Originally Posted by alanw

If I ever do this I'm leaving the motor on it

I shoulda thought of that!


Tested the cart today, works very well and the wheels roll over soft sand. Doesnt even need a strap to hold it down.

Highly recommend this DIY if you can get your hands on some powereheels.

[defjack]

These are the wheels that I use copper tubing frame. These wheels are about 3 years old and still are like new they were built by a friend so all I know is they work.

[Denis_Ruso]

Originally Posted by defjack

These are the wheels that I use copper tubing frame. These wheels are about 3 years old and still are like new they were built by a friend so all I know is they work.

Awesome, this setup is probably lighter then mine.

You're right these wheels work amazingly well. I have a friend that bought the narrow rubber wheels from home depot to build a cart and they do not work at all for him.

[YakDout]

Originally Posted by Mahigeer

The way I heard it is.... "The second best day is when One buys a boat. The best day is when he sells it!"

B.O.A.T.

Break Out Another Thousand


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