Help on how to reload setup Outback onto Hobbie Trax Cart

Has someone got a system of how to reload an Outback, on your own, full of gear, containing the Hobie Livewell (complete with fish & a small amount of water) back onto the Hobie Trax cart after returning from fishing? I find when I lift the kayak everthing falls off. I have tried deep water insertion, but that is too difficult due to tyres floating. This is especially annoying if you are a long distance from your vehicle.

Any suggestion appreciated

Regards Skipper.

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Work is for people who don't know how to fish!

Have you tried putting the cart on while still in the water? That's what I do.

Kayaking Bob

Maybe... try removing one of the tires to make sinking the cart easier?

This is a problem for sure, but may require unloading the boat as the only sure option. PITA, but trying to get the cart under while in the water isn't much easier.

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

Skipper,

I know you have the plug in Hobie Trax which work fine till you have a boatload of gear you wish not to unload before getting to your vehicle.
I have them too and when tilted kayak to put them in all my gear lay strewn on the ground. Plug in wheels are great for an unloaded kayak but not a loaded one being solo without assistance to lift it up onto them.

though you have purchased the plug in wheels you may wish to look into a non-plug-in cart like the Kayak Cart Mini also by Wheeleez. It has a kickstand and you would just lift the stern up and onto the cart and strap her down. the Mini supports 99lbs but there are some other carts even stronger.
The Mini stores easily in a hatch.

a link with photos:

http://www.kayakfishinggear.com/index.a ... ProdID=157

Other options which would take some ingenuity, is a kickstand attached to the the Hobie Trax to keep it upright as you lift and swing kayak onto it or a portable PVC support rack (that can be disassembled & stored) to hold up the stern high enough while you get the wheels in.

Here is an idea for a kickstand (probably need two for best support)

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Thanks Guys

I think I will investigate the no plug in wheels option. It would be easier to lift rear end of outback onto a non plug in cart.

Regards Skipper.

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Work is for people who don't know how to fish!

I load and unload my stuff while inserting or removing the wheels. It isn't that big of a deal.