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Started by FinsnFur, April 29, 2016, 08:07:00 PM

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FinsnFur

Do you guys have one these? Or..how do you get your yaks to the water?

I might be pretty lucky since I have a pickup truck and I can back up to the water nearly anywhere I go. Plus it makes it easier to put the boat in at a regular boat launch, which we have tons of. But last weekend I found myself dragging the kayak down river to launch from the bank cause I knew I couldn't get where I wanted to go due to a beaver dam.

My kayak has a skeg wheel in the back which makes this a somewhat simple task providing the ground is smooth such as concrete ect LOL. Most of the reviews I read on the kayak before I bought it told me that the skeg wheel was was going to be junk. They were pretty much right. I only drug it maybe 100 feet and it already jammed up with rocks and bent it.  I was able to take the wheel out at home that day and clean it all out and put it back in to get it working again. But I can tell it's not going to last very long at all.


I think I'm going to build myself a small dolly type gig to set the back of the kayak on if I ever have to do that again. I don't think it would take much plus I can throw it on top of the back and bungee it down when I got onto the water. What do you guys use? Any suggestions?

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slagmaker

I made a trolly for my canoe. The skeg wheel on my canoe didn't last a season before it was completly worn out.
Don't bring shame to our sport.

He died for dipshits too.

pitw

You don't carry them? 
I say what I think not think what I say.

Hawks Feather

Quote from: pitw on April 29, 2016, 11:11:11 PM
You don't carry them?

Barry,

Who do you think we are?  We are Americans!  The only thing that we carry are thousands of illegals that have slipped across the boarder and if they can't make it across the boarder we just send money to their government.  (Not Canada because they aren't radical enough.)

Jerry

FinsnFur

Yeah Barry, what do you think we are :whew:
Actually I carried it back to the truck when I was done that day because I seen that I had the skeg wheel all f@&%$# up. It only weighs like 60 pounds stripped down but it's cumbersome as hell being nearly 3 feet wide and 11 feet long. And not to sound like a Bernie supporter but my 50 year old back is junk already. Maybe from carrying all the real Bernie supporters for so long. lol
A lil trolly would be so much nicer.

Jerry I seen that one online too when I was sniffing around. I love it. A bit over kill for what I need, but a dang nice one. I may try to fabricate one if I cant find something a little more toned down.

Slag lets see what you crafted up.
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nastygunz

 I have bought a few of these old golf carts and made various projects out of them they have rugged frames and tires, cheap on craigslist,
And most of them fold up also :yoyo:

https://nh.craigslist.org/spo/5559633305.html

weedwalker

I use one of these if I have a long way to go with my kayak. The straps that come with it don't work so good, but 2 of the 41" heavy duty rubber bungee straps work great on it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Boat-Kayak-Canoe-Carrier-Dolly-Trailer-Tote-Trolley-Transport-Cart-Wheel-/380968359261?hash=item58b37bd55d:m:mZkx7wO2QAfqCoXD7JiEKCg


weedwalker


FinsnFur

Quit copying each others work. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
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Hawks Feather

Quote from: FinsnFur on April 30, 2016, 10:58:02 PM
Quit copying each others work. Keep your eyes on your own paper.

Sometimes it takes two people to help one person. 
    Wise saying I just made up.


Jerry

pitw

I say what I think not think what I say.

FinsnFur

Not bad for right off the cuff Jerry. :eyebrow:

Barry..I think your getting side tracked :laf:
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pitw

I say what I think not think what I say.

FinsnFur

LMAO :alscalls:
I'm not taking four people fishing with me. :nono:
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pitw

I say what I think not think what I say.

Hawks Feather

Quote from: pitw on May 04, 2016, 05:46:24 AM
No friemds? :innocentwhistle:

Jim only has friends who will work for beer.  The problem is that if he leaves the beer on the shore the friends will drink it and leave before he finishes fishing.  Leaving Jim alone to load the kayak.  And if he takes the beer with him in the kayak and leaves the rest of his friends on the shore there is no beer left to pay them when Jim (possibly) makes it back to shore.  Either way, it is 'no win' lose beer decision.    (Now would be a good time for an inebriated smiley.) 

Jerry

FinsnFur

Yah...see Barry?
That...and fishing is MY time. Leave me alone time. My serenity, peace and quiet, etc. :wink:
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