A new Northwest Outdoor catalog arrived today and shows two interesting stowable kayak dollies, the Midwheels and the Stern Wheels. They can also be seen at: htp://www.nwoc.com Both would seem to be suitable for folders. Anyone who has tried the Kayak Kaddy on his skin boat probably knows that the little "v" finds no support above the keel and the whole thing gets gets hopelessly skewed. Other stowables have similar problems. The Stern Wheels, however, has "v" arms 8" long that should reach to a longeron for needed support. Similarly, the Midwheels ought to also find support at several longerons and also work well. Because the picture of the Midwheels is a little dark, I have asked for a larger drawing to be mailed to me. Once it comes, I can fax it around. Ken Cooperstein *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Ken: Your suggestions are appreciated. I've also had very good service from the Primex cart in both single and double folders (hardshells too) including our somewhat massive Feathercraft K2 and Northwest Kayaks Seascape II. We have three Primex carts here for various purposes. My favorite is the oldest model with the straight axle. I've refit it so the axle is removable (stainless bolts and wing nuts) so the whole package is very compact when stowed. BTW the Primex wheels fit nicely near your ankles on the side between gunwale and chine bars on both Klepper I and IIs and on the Feathercraft K2 -- easy to wedge into place and out of the way, and so far, have never been dislodged in rescue practice. One other advantage of the old Primex version: I mounted a Feathercraft stud-type mast step on the axle and a stainless 2" ID "U" bolt on one of the cross bars. The top mast piece from our Twins or BSD Batwing serves as a long handle and viola, a very strong gear cart with handle suitable for transporting bagged boats and other heavy gear over long distances. Now as soon as I follow Karen Hancock's lead and get my scanner running I'll put up some pictures. Regards, Rich Mitchell Kenneth Cooperstein wrote: > > A new Northwest Outdoor catalog arrived today and shows two interesting > stowable kayak dollies, the Midwheels and the Stern Wheels. They can > also be seen at: > htp://www.nwoc.com > > Both would seem to be suitable for folders. Anyone who has tried the > Kayak Kaddy on his skin boat probably knows that the little "v" finds no > support above the keel and the whole thing gets gets hopelessly skewed. > Other stowables have similar problems. The Stern Wheels, however, has > "v" arms 8" long that should reach to a longeron for needed support. > Similarly, the Midwheels ought to also find support at several longerons > and also work well. > > Because the picture of the Midwheels is a little dark, I have asked for > a larger drawing to be mailed to me. Once it comes, I can fax it > around. > > Ken Cooperstein > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** -- Richard G. Mitchell, Jr. Department of Sociology Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 U.S.A. (541) 752-1323 phone/fax mitchelr_at_ucs.orst.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I made a dolly which works extremely well for a folder. I used 2 12" "noodles" cut in half and glued to some scrap wood. The edge of the wood is about 6 inches apart and the keel drops in perfectly. The axle and 2 plastic wheels run perpendicular to the noodles. cya -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of Kenneth Cooperstein Sent: Saturday, February 13, 1999 5:51 PM To: paddlewise paddlewise Subject: [Paddlewise] New stowable kayak dollies for folders? A new Northwest Outdoor catalog arrived today and shows two interesting stowable kayak dollies, the Midwheels and the Stern Wheels. They can also be seen at: htp://www.nwoc.com Both would seem to be suitable for folders. Anyone who has tried the Kayak Kaddy on his skin boat probably knows that the little "v" finds no support above the keel and the whole thing gets gets hopelessly skewed. Other stowables have similar problems. The Stern Wheels, however, has "v" arms 8" long that should reach to a longeron for needed support. Similarly, the Midwheels ought to also find support at several longerons and also work well. Because the picture of the Midwheels is a little dark, I have asked for a larger drawing to be mailed to me. Once it comes, I can fax it around. Ken Cooperstein *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Bob, Are the "noodles" you are talking about like the supports on the CLC Yak Kart? See: http://www.clcboats.com/ Ken Cooperstein *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
When considering kayak dollies (why do I get the image of several blondes in PFDs with too much rouge?) you might want to look at the one from Feathercraft. It is simplicity itself. Its clever arrangement doesn't need strapping on and should be able to handle any kayak up to about 55 pounds or so. It folds down to a small package that fits in a flat bag that also comes with it. I can't imagine anything being smaller than this baby. The cart is meant to carry a disassembled Feathecraft single in a bag or the assembled boat. Its wheels are small, so it can't be used in sand or very rough terrain. Costs around $50. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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