waht is a cheap canoe or kayak trailer ?? one that can easily carry just one kayak. I just want one when I get a car and won’t have loading help. I want one that can have the kayak be flat instead of tilted. Thanks for help, so I can be prepared in a couple years.
I’ll get a rack and roll !!
perfect !! I’ll get one when I move out and will be loading the Pamlico 140 alone.
Bolt on training wheels on the stern
– Last Updated: May-13-06 11:18 PM EST –
Just do it so they stick up on the deck. That way they will not drag in the water. Towing the boat upside down, the hull does not get damaged by road debris. Bicycle training wheels are a few dollars at Walmart.
Roof rack
Pamlico - Most people I know use a roof rack - it is much simpler, cheaper, and easier.
tsunamichuck - You misspelled “they”, and your advice was absurd.
Thank you error corrected.
Are stating the wheels should be mounted so they stick below the hull? That would create a lot of drag when paddling.
Are you being sarcastic?
From your post, I see either dry humor or the worst idea I could imagine.
Skid plate
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Limeyak, although tsunamichuck has a dry sense of humor, I think he has stumbled upon a real epiphany with his suggestion for pamlico_140. The only question I have would be the friction on that tiny axel in the training wheels... man, that'd be one hot ride until about ten miles down the road when a tiny now-bald training wheel flies off a red hot axel like a glow-in-the-dark steaming metal discus. Ouch. Pity the fool who happens to be riding a bike alongside pamlico's road when that four-inch projectile shreds off. Sort of like sitting in the grandstands at the Indy 500 and "ohh ahh"ing about a crash until you catch a bouncing Goodyear off the forehead and it snaps your neck back like a dry twig.
Always of the mind to "build a better mousetrap", you could take tsunamichuck's seminal idea for upsidedown training wheels one step further: just add a heavy metal skid plate to the stern deck. Sort of like the underside of a Hummer. Less moving parts, less prone to failure. Then just flip the kayak over and drag it on the stern deck behind your car. Make sure you put a "Caution: Keep Back" sign on your trunk lid in big orange letters, though. If any other motorists drive too close to your rig, the road sparks might ignite their gasoline tank and cause an embarrassing explosion.
yeah, I found out that…
yeah, I found out that all you have to do is put one end of the kayak on then put the other end on.
I’d start bench pressing
your Pamlico now so when you get a car you won’t have trouble putting it on the roof. Better yet, buy a pick up truck so you can slide your kayak in the bed.Maybe a “low-rider” so you can get the kayak on the roof easier.
An answer…
to your question.
I think inexpensive trailers are available, used boat trailers can be found in the classified ads of your local newspaper, or perhaps inquiring at local boat dealerships.
Also, people are buying inexpensive folding trailers from Harbor Frieght, they have a website, but I don’t think they sell on it. They refer you to a local store.
Modifications will need to be made, but if you join a paddle club, or keep asking here, you will get lots of ideas.
Roof toping is easier and less expensive, but trailers are an option.
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I don’t use a trailer, but stow my…
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...boats in the back of a pickup. But yesterday I noticed a jetski (curses on them all!) being trailed, and it occurred to me that its small trailer could be adapted to paddlecraft. Could be done for one or more
boas with sufficient metal and a good drill & bolts. The boat(s) would stick out & need a flag or lights.
Some of us can't/shouldn't lift any paddlecraft to the top of a vehicle for orthopedic reasons.