Garage Cart for Outback

[Fishon14]

I have all the wood working tools to make that cart. You buy the wood and supplies I will make it for you. for no charge

[dgarland10]

oh wow, thats awesome. I will send you a private message.

[SoCalEDC]

I was going to make some suggestions for building a cart and then I thought of a different idea. Why don't you look on craigslist/offer up/fb market place for a used tool cart. you can set the kayak on top and wheel it around, it'll be finished with some kind of powder coat or paint so it'll look nice in your garage, and you can use the drawers for storage (kayak related or not). Then you can resell the thing if you no longer need it and it wont be limited to kayak owners with a specific philosophy of use.

P.S. i just checked out offerup and theres quite a few carts for anywhere from 60-100 bucks

[Fishon14]

sounds good

[Saba Slayer]

Sounds good...but that tool cart would have to be at least 6 foot long and about 3' wide at a minimum to properly support a Hobie Outback kayak...I can't say I've seen too many 6' long tool carts.
Good Luck...

Originally Posted by SoCalEDC

I was going to make some suggestions for building a cart and then I thought of a different idea. Why don't you look on craigslist/offer up/fb market place for a used tool cart. you can set the kayak on top and wheel it around, it'll be finished with some kind of powder coat or paint so it'll look nice in your garage, and you can use the drawers for storage (kayak related or not). Then you can resell the thing if you no longer need it and it wont be limited to kayak owners with a specific philosophy of use.

P.S. i just checked out offerup and theres quite a few carts for anywhere from 60-100 bucks

[Nickrivers]

I've seen so much misinformation on storage of Hobies. I have a 2019 Outback, I currently store it on some saw horses which I padded. I store it upside per the manual. If I wish to store it upright, are these parallel bars the only way to go? I assume it relieves the stress points across the length of the hull instead of 2 crossbars.

[Saba Slayer]

The Photos are straight from the Hobie Owners manual included with each boat...
Upside down is the preferred Hobie storage method and on a couple of sawhorses is perfect.
The alternate approved upright Hobie method is with the cradles with are about $250.

BUT...
...off the record...

IMHO...I've stored my Hobie's on the PVC pipes on my trailers for years, covered and outside.
I haven't found any problems with deforming of the hull and it seems to work for me...

[farmer]

I see you did your trailer modification

[YakDout]

Originally Posted by Saba Slayer

The Photos are straight from the Hobie Owners manual included with each boat...
Upside down is the preferred Hobie storage method and on a couple of sawhorses is perfect.
The alternate approved upright Hobie method is with the cradles with are about $250.

BUT...
...off the record...

IMHO...I've stored my Hobie's on the PVC pipes on my trailers for years, covered and outside.
I haven't found any problems with deforming of the hull and it seems to work for me...

Whats the difference between hull cradles and PVC? I dont really get that. Ive been using a rack I lag bolted into the studs with 3" conduit contouring the bottom of my outback hull. I also Never had a problem with deformation even in extreme heat.