HOBIE CART

So I just got an outback recently and its been a struggle carrying it to the beach. I would throw it up over my head and carry it like that then go back to the car for all my gear.(((Im 18 5'11" 170 lb so it was a struggle haha))) So I wanted to get a cart but i heard ALOT of problems about the cart damaging the scupper holes. And that this was not covered by the warranty which is odd. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to prevent this or should I just get the cart with the straps. Also does anyone use this cart and do you think its good.

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-Thank you
-Adrian

Carts damaging scuppers was from years ago. We added a reinforcement piece to each scupper and it is not an issue.

Strap on carts are a pain to get centered and balanced. The plug in is still prefered.

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

just make sure post are inserted all the way through, damage usually occurs when the y are partially inserted and kayak is dropped eg coming down a step

Next time your out at kayak launches watch what all the other owners of other brands of kayaks use. My observations are, the only people using the scupper carts are the Hobie people, pretty much everyone else just drags or carrys their kayak over the sand to the water. Every Hobie owner I've seen at kayak launches has a scupper cart, most other kayaks I've seen at kayak launches don't use anything at all.
Of course the exceptions are the really expensive pro sea kayaks, surfski's, and Proa's, but many of those cost way more than a Hobie costs, (some you can lift with 2 fingers (lol)).

If you don't want to scratch the bottom, you might be able to drag the kayak on a cheap tarp across the soft sand. Around here we have really fine pure white sand that looks and feels like sugar, and is very soft and fluffy when dry. At many of the beaches it's a half mile walk across the really soft sand to the water from the parking lot. We have a TI, there is no way I can walk a fully loaded TI with the AMA's on that distance with any scupper cart of any kind, even with the big balloon tires, it's just too darn heavy. Dragging just the hull is likely about the same effort as dragging an Outback or Oasis.

What I typically do is drag just the hull to the water (no scupper cart), I roll it thru the parking lot on the scupper cart, then remove the scupper cart and just drag the hull over the sand. I then carry the AMA's separately and assemble the boat at the waters edge. It's only once in a great while we do that (typically when we stay at beach front condo's and resorts), most of the time we launch from our trailer back in the intercoastal at a park or boat launch, then drive around to the gulf and park at the beach then go out from there, (that's one reason we have the motors, is because the launches can be five to ten miles from the beaches and sand bars), and I'm not about to go 2 mph to get around the islands, lol if it takes me 8 hrs to get to the beach, all the beer is gone by the time I get there, plus it is really hot and sunny here all year round, peddling at 2-3 mph in the hot florida sun for 8 hrs like a madman, will get you killed in the hot Florida sun.
A lot of the time we are at a place for a week, I just leave the boat parked on the beach at night, or anchored just off shore for the week or two or three at times. Many resorts also have docks in a harbor, most resorts don't mind if you just park your kayak on shore near the docks.