Hobie cart upgrade for $10 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Rob929 · 06-24-2010, 08:39 PM

I dont have pics handy, but do have one suggestion- especially for the carts that have scupper posts only.. Add a pvc 4-way cross piece, slide it down over the scupper posts on the cart. Add pvc wrapped with foam coming out either way off the cross piece to create support for the kayak to rest on.. similar to the cart in this pic:
http://www.allkayakfishing.com/rigged/cart2.jpg

This way, the scupper posts will keep the cart in place, and aligned, but will not be supporting the full weight of the kayak. Will try to post exact pics later..

fongman · 06-24-2010, 09:59 PM

For $10.00 more (+ s/h), I picked up the pneumatic tires with plastic rims that are found on some of the other carts. They're made for a 3/4 inch axle. You can buy them at Northern Tool.

btw, if you're looking to build a cart and you need an axle, Industrial Metal Supply has 3/4" stainless steel tubing in roughly 3 ft. lengths for about $5.00. If you're using 1" PVC, the perfect axle bushing I've found are 1" x 3/4" PVC reducer fittings. Get 4 of these and put them in the ends of a couple of T fittings and you've got your axle housing. Buy 2 lynch pins (Home Depot) to secure your wheels to the axle. With this setup, you have minimal weight and corrosion/rust to worry about.

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06-24-2010, 08:39 PM	#1
Rob929 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 134	I dont have pics handy, but do have one suggestion- especially for the carts that have scupper posts only.. Add a pvc 4-way cross piece, slide it down over the scupper posts on the cart. Add pvc wrapped with foam coming out either way off the cross piece to create support for the kayak to rest on.. similar to the cart in this pic: http://www.allkayakfishing.com/rigged/cart2.jpg This way, the scupper posts will keep the cart in place, and aligned, but will not be supporting the full weight of the kayak. Will try to post exact pics later..

06-24-2010, 09:59 PM	#2
fongman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 116	For $10.00 more (+ s/h), I picked up the pneumatic tires with plastic rims that are found on some of the other carts. They're made for a 3/4 inch axle. You can buy them at Northern Tool. btw, if you're looking to build a cart and you need an axle, Industrial Metal Supply has 3/4" stainless steel tubing in roughly 3 ft. lengths for about $5.00. If you're using 1" PVC, the perfect axle bushing I've found are 1" x 3/4" PVC reducer fittings. Get 4 of these and put them in the ends of a couple of T fittings and you've got your axle housing. Buy 2 lynch pins (Home Depot) to secure your wheels to the axle. With this setup, you have minimal weight and corrosion/rust to worry about.