Native mariner DIY cart

With its odd shape most carts don't work on the native mariner. So using 1inch schedule 40 PVC I was able to construct this cart for the rear of this mariner. Will need wider tires though, the one on here cut right through the sand.

Very cool! How much did it cost for that project? Most carts are easily $200. I'm sure you're far below that price tag.

Very cool! How much did it cost for that project? Most carts are easily $200. I'm sure you're far below that price tag.

I only know of one cart that is $200 and if you want just the large wheels that will cost you over half of that.

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I'm watching Craigslist for free wheel barrows, I think the tires off those would be wide enough and I can inflate or deflate as needed as well.

The average price I've seen on carts is in the $130-$200 range. So saying 'most carts' might be a stretch...

The light weight balloon tires are the only way to go for soft sand ... The next best option is just to drag it through the sand

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I'm watching Craigslist for free wheel barrows, I think the tires off those would be wide enough and I can inflate or deflate as needed as well.

Harbor Freight has some that go on for like 4 bucks a piece. Very cool design!

I'm watching Craigslist for free wheel barrows, I think the tires off those would be wide enough and I can inflate or deflate as needed as well.

Harbor Freight has some that go on for like 4 bucks a piece. Very cool design!

Sweet! Found them, thanks! HF is quickly becoming my new JC Whitney.

A disadvantage of a cart which mounts at one end of a kayak is that when hauling the kayak, you end up supporting half of its weight.  I like carts which strap in the center of a kayak, because if you locate the cart correctly, you only end up supporting a couple of pounds of weight.  Here is my 13' Trident with a full load of spearfishing gear on my Seattle Sports "all terrain" center mount kayak cart.  It's a well-built cart which works nicely, although the bike tires wouldn't work well on dry sand.