# Anyone made a boat dolly/cart for the passagemaker? **URL:** \ **Category:** Builder's Forum\ **Created:** [May 29, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701 "2021-05-29T10:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jon\_Jensen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@Jon\_Jensen](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jon_Jensen)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/1 "2021-05-29T10:52:39Z")
I live about 50 yards away from the water and have wondered when I finish building my passagemaker take apart, what will be the easiest way to cart it down there? Most dollys and carts I've seen are either for canoes and kayaks or cost over $500. Was thinking of just rigging up a back axle between two 16" bike tires and pull it from the transom?  Just wondering if anyone has successfully made something like that for the passagemaker.    ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Whitehurst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Robert\_Whitehurst](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Whitehurst)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/2 "2021-05-29T11:07:00Z")
   Search this website for "cart" or "dolly".  I did a variation of the DIY kayak cart, scaled up, for my skerry, and while it wasn't perfect, that was mostly my execution!  I did it with mostly scrap 2x4s and a couple of spare lawn mower wheels.  If you found some larger garden cart wheels, that might be easier on irregular ground.  You can find balloon wheels if you are on a beach. ![](https://www.clcboats.com/images/products/Yak%20Kart%20Plans.jpg) The page is [https://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/fitting\_out/kayak\_cart.html](https://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/fitting_out/kayak_cart.html) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Whitehurst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Robert\_Whitehurst](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Whitehurst)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/3 "2021-05-29T11:09:04Z")
   Rather than foam, I wound up using indoor/outdoor carpet scraps to cushion the bunks. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Scheibeck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/michael_scheibeck/32/33_2.png) [@Michael\_Scheibeck](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Michael_Scheibeck)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/4 "2021-05-29T13:31:01Z")
For our PMD, I bought the tongue-less boat dolly CLC sold at the time (they have different ones now).  It was a similar concept to the Yak Kart shown in those plans, except for having fat, low pressure, pneumatic tires. The trouble with the PMD is that she has so much rocker to her bottom that she wanted to keep sliding forward off the dolly before I could get her strapped down, squirting the dolly out behind.  That was somewhat resolved by removing the wheels, which both lowered the supports and kept the dolly from rolling. The good thing about it was that it could be knocked down and carried in the boat if needed.  It was stout enough to carry the boat, even loaded with sail rig and gear, though the plastic risers for the hull supports had a tendency to twist (again, a very curvy hull form, she is) and unlatch from the sockets, a problem solved by a bolt through each  joint with wingnuts.  I think the ones they carry now might be better that way. Once she was strapped down to the wheels, it was a piece of cake to move her around, even some distance over sand.  I often dream of taking the boat down to Cape Lookout National Seashore, using her to transport my camping gear down to the Cape, and then using the boat\_with\_dolly assembly as a cart to shift my campsite from time to time. .....Michael ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Santore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Robert\_Santore](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Santore)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/5 "2021-05-31T18:07:43Z")
   This is my Skerry on a homemade hand cart. The cart is a frame of angle iron with a skin of exterior plywood covered with outdoor carpeting.  I've been using this for 15 yrs and it still works great! ![](https://photos.app.goo.gl/XGqYcbsE6Efd3fiF8) - Bob ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Santore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Robert\_Santore](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Santore)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/6 "2021-05-31T18:20:06Z")
   dang it, let's try that again ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QTK0-XDMfnL4OM-xcl69TdlZAEc7bnBjCodOFbJinEjZVDTWATFBcK0xU3wDIHdfkfFV9iN81J7aOV6wrOjG3e4hoOQXb7K7-OFz2JtIU9zMCSeaYQiWVgp-Chs4rr6L-JAsA2Bg7qT2Y911uUszp9-zd5xWBRcfaPgjBJJ4GO3xfME7b8a0zLSoJHXbMXYV3Gvs-tHOeBCVluFVoW_Is-KzVAR-R4BpSf1B96oFQ7n6Yc3aFRcwf8L8orwyo4HLqEdApIhHt3m0lgV5PdXr3HKKNrLGn2eMWmgodc9qeZ6ioqb0xLXvoVS6nEI08JIOccVTYIQYuKpW9MpN6W27Uw8vANZLNoIZez7meHiArxras3Ix9Ws2lYEa_gh0WQ3Kbn1n20Y8sPaXIdbbvWYctxDJMQe0X_d8fYkZbb44z48Py1apuBMs3qb6Xyk1-0262q60jp4aJmJzyKu4DYvktogFIHnaS7PKYtvmcxBm8y0PxKiDEJIM90GlrzBu1vJm-9lRd3MRNr426ymJH27KAa_2vFMbP__0oUf8bTs9NRaMtXsO0W4sVgd8wKJAK4642io9DixKcDeF7QyK0jOTZ0NryRKrTg1yUgpiLpI2XgyL0UDmx4UvLuWOZVmfzTfiv5_cgA7yliwE-XwxeahJwFqeeCTLscZF4thWDg5y0ueKLBoHJiE2MPdFb84tH9Npiz42eBIztnmXpBKNgxfFQThh=w799-h629-no?authuser=0) ---
**Author:** ![David\_Poole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@David\_Poole](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/David_Poole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/7 "2021-05-31T19:02:28Z")
   The passagemaker is just 90 pounds. This cart is what we now use for kayaks and canoes.  It has a capacity of 200 pounds. It is wide enough to handle my Jimmy Smith II.  The nice thing is the tires don't need air pressure.  Straps are attached to the cart with velcro straps to bundle them up for storage.  Wheels come off for loading on the boats.     https://maloneautoracks.com/Clipper-TRX-Deluxe-KayakCanoe-Cart-with-no-flat-tires.html ---
**Author:** ![David\_Poole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@David\_Poole](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/David_Poole)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/anyone-made-a-boat-dolly-cart-for-the-passagemaker/48701/8 "2021-05-31T19:03:59Z")
 ".......  dollys and carts I've seen are either for canoes and kayaks or cost over $500......"   You are looking in the wrong places.