Garage Cart for Outback

[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

[Nickrivers]

Awesome, thanks for your input!

[SoCalEDC]

Idk why I didn't think of this, the company I work for used to manufacture these for Superior Watercraft. This one in the link looks pretty inexpensive and might be exactly what you are looking for.

https://www.roofyucm.com/index.php?m...ducts_id=10519

[dgarland10]

what do the people who are far more smarter than me think about the cart pictured above? Will it support an Outback maintaining the integrity of the kayak?

[SoCalEDC]

Originally Posted by dgarland10

what do the people who are far more smarter than me think about the cart pictured above? Will it support an Outback maintaining the integrity of the kayak?

lay a couple of 2x4s accross the built in cradles and store the yak upside down on top as shown in the manual.

Storing the thing upside down will probably be more beneficial than anything else you do aside from keeping it out of the sun/super hot environments. then a. you are storing it in the most structurally integral way as per the manual, and b. not storing it on any kind of pipes which is listed in the "do not" section of the manual.

[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.

[SoCalEDC]

Originally Posted by YakDout

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.

Not certain but I think the concern is that the different plastics can react to one and other. ABS is *probably* a safer bet (That's the black plastic pipe used for plumbing).

[dgarland10]

What an awesome guy Fishon14 is. He drew up plans for a cart, we met up this morning and went off to Home Depot and Harbor Freight and he built exactly what I was thinking of. Had never met him before, and now I look forward to getting on the water with him. Thanks again!

[Fishon14]

I am glad I was able to help.

[YellowYaket]

Nicely done Fishon14!!!

[TheBentRod]

Originally Posted by dgarland10

What an awesome guy Fishon14 is. He drew up plans for a cart, we met up this morning and went off to Home Depot and Harbor Freight and he built exactly what I was thinking of. Had never met him before, and now I look forward to getting on the water with him. Thanks again!

I made one of these before and loved it. I still have the wheels. I may have to make another one. This time with the proper storage dimensions to add the totes on the lower shelf.

Now that I have 4 dang kayaks!