Stuffing the large Wheeleez cart and wheels in the T-13.

Me either... If it isn't worth the effort to walk them back to the car I use a lite weight cable lock and lock the cart to something heavy (driftwood, tree, etc).  If I am far away the crowds I don't even bother to lock it up, just stash it out of sight..

I have walked the cart back to the truck when it is close enough.

I understand the snagging issue, and have snagged line on the frame, but I have a trust issues.  Kids do the damnest things.  I would not be surprised to come back to a chained up frame without wheels, or a chained up cart with perforated tires, or a chained up frame beaten with a rock.  None of these things have ever happened to me, but any of them would ruin my day.

The inflated wheels provide some flotation for the bow. 

Insayn,

I have the model with smaller hard wheels and it still does not fit in my hatches so I throw it in my gear crate which is not iseal.  One reason I carry it in the boat is so some maleficent does not run off with my gear while I am huffing it back to my car.  I do have an issue with the general design of these carts in that my unit colapses (folds flat) at the worse possible times and has resulted in several gouges on the bottom of my boat.  I have tightened the bolts with the springs but it did not help at all.  I am thinking of retrofitting it somehow so it locks open.  Any ideas?

Tomas

I do have an issue with the general design of these carts in that my unit colapses (folds flat) at the worse possible times and has resulted in several gouges on the bottom of my boat.  I have tightened the bolts with the springs but it did not help at all.  I am thinking of retrofitting it somehow so it locks open.  Any ideas?

That usually happens when I don't cinch down the strap enough and there is some play in the cart, which then flattens when I hit a bump.

-Allen

I do have an issue with the general design of these carts in that my unit colapses (folds flat) at the worse possible times and has resulted in several gouges on the bottom of my boat.  I have tightened the bolts with the springs but it did not help at all.  I am thinking of retrofitting it somehow so it locks open.  Any ideas?

That usually happens when I don't cinch down the strap enough and there is some play in the cart, which then flattens when I hit a bump.

-Allen

This happened to me several times while trying to pull it up a rocky hill in Idaho. I would hit a rock, and it would fold.  I finally got smart and cranked the straps on as tight as I could ahead of some pad-eyes so the straps could not slide back and loosen.

-Craig

Sounds like the folding issue is not uncommon.  If I place the cart forward enough on my boat where the hull is not so tapered I can sinch down the straps tight enough and they usualy stay put unless I hit a realy big bump.  Somtimes I need to mount the cart more astern especialy when put in on and off my tall van which is when it slips and colapses more often.  I am thinking of mounting some D rings or other fixtures on my boat to hold the straps in place for when I need to mount it on the more tapered stern of my boat.  I do also want to rig some better locking mechanism because the cart folds up even when I am trying to mount it on the boat which is wicked annoying.

Tomas

It also helps if you use BOTH straps.  I'm usually lazy and just run one.  It goes through both crossbars, but if you think about it, that only servers to pull them together to collapse.  When I'm going on rugged terrain, I make it a point to use 2 straps.

-Allen

I found that normal 1" wide motorcycle tie downs are more secure and faster to attach than the looping of the lashing straps.  Just lay both tie downs across the yak about 2-3 feet apart, and hook the ends to each corner of the cart. Then I lift up on a tie down and pull on the tag end tight, do this a few times each and that cart isn't moving.  Even faster to undo.  Just push on the cam and lift the strap so it slips loose.  Standing on one side of the yak, just unhook the straps on that side, and toss the hooked ends into the yak.  Walk around and unhook the other side.