Hobie Cart Failure

Well... something besides my Mirage Drive finally broke on my Adventure. My plug in, Hobie kayak cart. Apparently I hit a root when pulling my kayak up on shore. Didn't think anything of it until the wheels started going in different directions. There was no saving it. The axle was slightly bent, but the worst damage was the welds breaking. It must have been slightly damaged over years of abuse (it's over 5 years old) to break like that, but I was still surprised.

Has anyone else had this happen? What cart did you replace it with? I ended up buying a Seattle Sports Scupper Swift Cart http://www.seattlesportsco.com/paddling/boat-carts/scupper-swift-sit-on-top-kayak-cart.html

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2015 Hobie Tandem Island
Ivory Dune
Trampolines, Spinnaker Kit, Lowrance Hook4, Vantage Seat Accessory Bags, GoPro Hero3+, RTIC SoftPak 30, WaterPORT Day Tank

Had a similar one, the popular sea to summit green one. Issues that I found with that were.
~width adjuster cam didn't hold. Need to put a SS bolt through once you have it set to right width
~Lynch pins can be hard to install/align, they keep getting lost and are not a common size so hard to find replacements in local hardware store. So you end up permanently fixing or using zip ties or twigs in an emergency.
~The wheel bearing grinds through the aluminium tube, particularly if it gets sand in it.
~What are the uprights made of. The sea to summit ones have rubber cones and the tube narrows inside to accommodate them. This weakens them and caused them to bend and snap.
~No cross member means whole weight is taken on scuppers and those foam pads.

Welds are much better on current carts.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)