I know if I made the legs from a solid piece of conduit, that would solve the stress problem. However, I tried to find a solution other than this because I wanted the ability to have two different lengths for the pinning location of the legs and one piece of conduit would eliminate this option. If the legs were one solid piece I would have to have one pivot point and therefore one length to make the up and down position work. By keeping the legs separate from each other I can have one pinned location that keeps the wheel really close to the boat when stowed away. Then another pinned location where I can move the wheel out and be pinned about 3" away from the boat.

Not everything has to be some perfectly and precisely engineered master piece. You had a problem and found a simple solution (the simple one's are often the best). Thanks for showing us the trials and errors. I think it's encouraging to see the process and know that not everything works out right the first time.

Funny, I was just thinking of making something like this the other day and here it is! Love your ingenuity and tenacity with trying different things. It’s refreshing that you share the goods, the bads and the uglies with us so we can determine our courses of action relative to yours. Thanks April and keep them coming. You’re amazing.

Nice build. I always appreciate how you are not afraid to use new materials and tools. This was a good solution to your problem.

You are amazing and I can't wait to see the collab with you and your bestie!! Safe travels! I learn so much from you and to think I found you a few months ago when I was trying to convince my husband that he should build me a patio cover. I found your video you did on your old house and we both watched, and now we are hooked! We are so inspired by you!! Thanks so much for all your videos and just for helping us to see that we can do it and it's not too late to learn. He and I just finished building a coffee table together thanks to your inspiration!

Wow, gr8 dolly & gr8 innovation in making the dolly. Thx 4 showing your building process with the internet. Have fun kayaking.

LOVE it! You are genius to come up with this! So much trial and error going into this project. Thanks for showing things don't always work the first time and how you fixed it.

Great job! Looks quality, functional and relatively inexpensive! You built a great kayak dolly and did a superior job explaining the build! Thank you and best of luck to you always!

It’s a brilliant idea, thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family

Love your creativity and positive attitude all the time April! You have great trouble shooting skills, I enjoy seeing how you figure things out.

Why not just make a small wooden trolley that cups the underside of the kayak? You can then use bungee cords to attach the trolley to the boat (maybe use the two wooden blocks to keep the trolley firmly in place). This IMO would be a much stronger solution and would put zero stress on the boat. Also, if you place the trolley at the very end, there's no way the boat will scratch the ground. Just a suggestion. Anyway, I love your videos, April. Good luck!

Really enjoyed watching your process for problem solving and designing on the fly.

Nice project and love to see your showing the issues and how you work through them instead of just showing a finished working project. Keep the mind working and nimble and the rest will follow.

Great idea and well designed.. Thanks for sharing!!

Thank you April, a creative solution and I know you will improve on it, that's your nature. Point to ponder; conduit is not engineered to flex so watch for cracks, also you are a welder consider using two sizes of square tubing one for the axle and the other for removable wheel mounts. Using pneumatic tires will lesson shock on the attachment points and placing the wheels on the outside will clear the Yak and provide stability. Looking forward to the next VOD. Cheers...

I applaud your resourcefulness!!! I great first attempt at a diy landing system! As you said at the end you already see some room for improvements. Without having read all the comments (there are a lot of them lol) here are my list of ideas. Once you got it all figured out scrap the wood idea. As a wood worker myself i love wood. But it just doesnt hold up well for this. Find something stronger than the conduct. Maybe some ss tubing. I personally went with square tubing. This allowed for a down and a up with out having all the stress placed on a pin and the holes for the pin. You still want the pins but in this case there just insure the legs dont slip out. They bear no load. You can find 2 sizes that slip into each other. And do make the larger one go full length between the 2 mounts. This is going to involve some welding. If you dont have a welder you can get a harbor freight one cheap or find a local small weld shop. The welds dont have to be pretty and basic welding is easy to learn. After seeing your skill with wood working i fully believe a person such as your self could learn the basics in a few mins. This is how i did mine and you can see some of it on my full build video. But a better example of a professional version would be to look up the blue sky boat works system. TIRES!!! as you already noticed those narrow tires are no good off pavement. I wold personally recommend the inflate ones from HF. They are only 4 bucks each. Good luck with your adventures!!!

Thank you for sharing your ideas and projects!

Great idea and easy solution.

This is such a good work around I wouldn't be surprised if a company took this design. Super cool

Amazing job. Really like the way you showed the real stuff. Everything does not always go so smooth and some make it seem that way.

Great Job! Thanks for sharing!

Endlessly inventive, April. Nice work.

Wow! Clever idea!

Simple enough and effective great video April keep up the good work

You are amazing! Very impressed April!

Very cool! I took the PVC pipe cart route and it works great but like you mentioned I have to find room in the kayak for the cart.

Add to your kayak playlist. Love your work and new shop.

Genius idea! i hope it works on my 15' Coleman canoe! Thank you!

pretty cool i bought my first kayak last summer love it.

Clever concept. Solves your problem nicely. Good job!

Good project April! Like seeing the progression of the trials. I can appreciate this one as I wheel my kayak down to the local lake too. Thanks, Mike

Everything you do is just cool. Outtakes would be awesome too.

Will definitely be making these for my son's Yak's. Thx for neat ideas again.

Awesome work April! 👍🛶👊

Great work!

Awesome idea!

Quite ingenious!

Really enjoyed the troubleshooting/design on the fly of this video. End product came out great.

Great trial and error. The new shop is super and you have lots of great toy/tools. I'm envious.

That's two advantages of being a big fat bugger like myself. Bending conduit is quite easy and carrying a 65 pound yak is also quite easy. The downside is I can't fit in a 65 pound yak :( Nice job on the kayak improvement.

Great job!

Permanently attached, yet movable. Great idea.

Guys April is not a engineer, she’s primarily a woodworker, with many many tricks up her sleeve. She said she wants to make improvements at the end of the video. In the end she made something that functions great for her and was kind enough to share it with all of us, for free. I don’t even have a kayak, but I enjoy April’s craftiness so I watched. Good work, always a joy to watch.

I used three different yard sale/trash picked golf carts and three different configurations before I got an assembly that worked well on all types of terrain. The secret to durability turned out to be an old heavy duty cast aluminum cart for 5 bucks from a yard sale, some PVC pipe, a pool noodle, screw eyes, and ratchet cords. I'm no engineer either, but that's part of the fun and satisfaction, solving problems on the fly. Nice work April.

Thanks for sharing.

Brilliant, I was thinking something very similar to this!

Nice for getting it to the lake or river but Saftey in numbers!

Nice job coming up with solution to fix a problem👍👍❤️🙏

That's pretty cool! Happy Sunday April!😀

good piece of work and lots of useful general practical tips in the video, well done. I've gone for a different design strategy but there are many ways to solve the problem and you've got a very clear aim with this.

Wow, was thinking of something like this for kayak but stuck on materials, the bending conduit idea is great! Thanks !! My kayak is bigger and heavier, a Hobie Outback, so will add a cross piece that cradles underside through the rear set of scupper holes. Also need more height.

I always learn from your videos...you have a gift.

Great effort...works well enough...To think I was going to buy one...

Great thinking outside the box. Like they say "Work smarter not harder"!

Excellent job April! Great results!

when on the water always make sure to have a buddy with you and always have pfd on. these two rules have saved my life more then i can count. ( i also paddle on river with a good flow so having a rope in a bag tethed to me and my boat has saved me from losing my yak)

Nice! Lots of room in your shop!!!

Cool build I understand why you went with the two arms instead of the single. I've seen kayak dollies before they keep the wheels closer to the end which I think helps with clearance and mobility

Great video, no advertising how refreshing.

You are a genius always surprised me I love everything you do because you love what you are doing

Really creative idea!

As always April great project, informative and enjoyable to watch keep up the good work, already looking forward to the next video.

Good job, thank you

Pretty cool build ! I have 2 aluminum Grumman canoes and I'm always modifying them...lowering the seats for better stability, rebuilt the transom to accept a bigger motor, little corner shelves made from aluminum for holding my beer or whatever. Never once have I been able to do those modifications on the first shot, so you're not alone. Trial and error. lol I think you did a really good job for the first time, thumbs up !

Great idea thanks.

Rather late to the party, but if you haven't already, I suggest you use "fender washers" under the nuts securing your mounts to the hull. This'll spread the twisting force on the hull. Should beef it up and prevent those nuts from tearing through the hull.

Nice job! I need to do the same thing.

Nice truck! I've got one too! I love doing projects like this, it was entertaining to see your process.

Always nice to watch your videos. I like it how you realize projects. Always a pleasure... 👍🏻

I kayak by myself a lot. I have a wheel thing for my kayak.....but I didn’t make it myself. I admire your independence. Good job

Like the concept and see the need. Would love to see any improvements you might make.

The instant I saw the wheels I thought they needed to be bigger; the larger they are, the easier it is to roll over imperfect surfaces. Somehow, boat ramps always have gravel and small rocks strewn about. Enjoy your newly found freedom and thanks for the video!

good work

the golf cart dollys (Walmart, kmart) have wheels that work well for that, they are very light all plastic so no rusting and they are very wide to float over soft sandy areas.

That's a pretty cool idea!

I really like it good job. I'm off to home Depot I already have flag pole mount on my kayak so that's what I'm going to use. Thanks for the great idea

As always,entertaining and informative.

thank you

Good job! 👌🏻

Very creative design. The major flaw I see is that the deck of the kayak won't take having the weight 'hung' from those mounts, especially if there is any gear in the kayak. After a few uses, especially over rough ground, you will find the mount screws ripping through the deck. You can have one set of holes in the legs and instead put two sets of holes in the mounts for down and spread out, another set for up and tight.

Like the idea. I was thinking of making some canoe stabilizers for fishing. I may use this concept and incorporate it into the design. Thanks!

I congratulate you on your excellent videos, I do not miss any of them. I like them because I see that you are a very proactive woman and determined to do things .. A greeting from Venezuela ...

You are one handy little lady! I really enjoy your videos! Keep it up!!

Makes moving the kayak easy peasy. You could also epoxy an aluminum scrub plate on the underside/rear for protection from dragging as well.

April: Same wheels, longer legs. Be sure to put backing plates on the inside of the kayak for the through-bolts. Adds strength. Also, put the two oak pieces on the conduit before bending. You won't need the cross piece of wood, and when you raise one wheel, the other will raise at the same time. Good to keep two locking pins for extra strength. Jon

Cool idea

😂 the 'yak. i still want to pick up one of those grenade stools.

If you got a second piece of pipe, slightly larger then your independent axles can slip into. Then when the wheels are down you could also have another set of pins that go through the axles and cross tube. It should add some more stability as well as helping one axle not to twist if it gets cought in a rut or hole, that way both axles will absorb the weight and instead of one axle twisting, it will rock the boat about a bit (which is fine as your carry handle at the front is designed to move around when carried).

You are so clever!

Good project

April nice work,try spraying the EMT with zink-it . Drilling and cutting conduit removes the galvanized coating and it would start to rust over time...

handy to have, good job

I love this!

April, search for Pit pins. They have push buttons on top which push a rod down with notched in them, they allow small ball bearing type ball to fall into the notch. When you release the push pin, the balls are pushed back out.. as well, they typically come with rings to attach a small cable or braided line. Nice design,, looks tidy and fitting for your craft.

Good thinking, this will enhance your independence!!!!

That was pretty cool 👍

One must remember whether it be April or anyone else on KZfaq that person can’t do it all, of course unless your Jimmy Diresta LOL, and the videos that are put on are there for our entertainment and sometimes ways to copy. Yes there is a million ways to do many things, and we can only do what we think is best at the time and including finances. I respect people like April because she has started with no trade background and become a multi skilled very knowledgeable young lady that I would pay to do work around my house (even though I live in Australia)! April, don’t listen to the nay sayers they fill some hole that they have inside by pushing their negative insults onto others. You have started, learnt and achieved more in a few years than many of us have done in a lifetime! Congrats on this project! Cheers, Sean

Feliz año buenísimo te felicito de Argentina

Well done April! Greatings from Germany

Nice job. My process of trial and error looks just like yours!