Thanks, this was very helpful. I made another one from another website that didn't work with the Hobie Compass (2018), but when I saw your video I realized how much better this approach would be. (I also discovered that PVC cement is a must -- the weight of the kayak will pull apart what I couldn't pull by hand.) I only changed it slightly -- I used much heavier wheels (Harbor Freight 10") and 5/8" threaded rod for the axle, plus 1" PVC except for the part that goes through the scupper holes -- for that I used 3/4" like you did. This video made life much easier!
I've just watched a dozen or so videos on different DIY carts, and I find yours to be the simplest and looks to be the most lightweight and portable ... Good job!
When you insert the cemented pipe into the fitting simply give it a twist in either direction to prevent the piece from wanting to push back out. Make index marks on both pieces with a sharpie so you end up where you want after the twisting. Old plumbing tip from an old plumber :-)
1" CPVC fits even better in the scupper holes, only thing you need to find it a 1" cpvc to pvc union (my local plumbing store has them). 3/4" still works and you made a perfectly good DIY cart, just letting your viewers know of the 1" cvpc option.
I made something similar but here is my question. Putting yak on that cart and going to the water is easy because you can install cart then load up the yak with gear. But when you want to go from the water to your car, and yak is all loaded up with gear, how do you put the cart on without having to unload all gear and tip it over to put it in the scupper holes?
Since this was many years ago you may no longer find my comment, but if you do i am interested in what you feeling was on the balloon type sand tires and why they didn't work well on hard surfaces. I have been thinking about purchasing some for my DIY build myself then i came across your video stating you didn't like them for hard surfaces so i was curious as to why they have issues? Thanks and great quick and to the point video.
Sand tires create a lot of drag. It's kinda like pushing a car with flat tires. It works well with light kayaks but on heavy ones like my pro angler 14 not so good. In sand definitely worth it but not on concrete.
Awesome idea. Need to ask you why the sand wheels are not so great on a hard ground. I thought they should work as good like they do on sand. I’m planning to buy a Revo 13 and not sure which cart should I buy?
The sand tires work great on sand but when you have to roll it around on hard ground its like trying to push a car with a flat tire. I did a video on how to change wheels on a hobie kayak, its on my channel and that might help you out. Basically if you buy the cart that has the sand wheels you can buy some parts at a hardware store to make it accept hard tires so it rolls smoothly on hard ground. That way you don't have to buy 2 carts.
Steve H Everything is holding up great. I sold that kayak and cart to a friend of mine a while back and he still uses it to this day. I don’t think pvc would be a good choice for making a cart for a heavy kayak though. If I had to do it over again I would have probably tried to find some wider wheels or just doubled up on each side on the ones that I had to make it go through sand easier, not that it’s that difficult.
@@SeaMonsterFishing thanks. I'm going with wider wheels with low air in them. I'm thinking of using some sort of liquid that hardens to fill the pipe as well for added security.
Greek kayaker. Tassos Manolas.Very helping video but you must write the dimensions you cut the pieces in mm because we are not used to measure in inches.Than You very match.
