mswMelbourneFL wrote:
What I've been doing is, with a bed extender arm purchased from Bass Pro a long while back, sliding my Hobie PA up into the bed, and sliding it off to launch. I attached a foam pad to the bed extender to cushion the yak.
I've found that loading has become quite a chore. It's VERY heavy to lift one end to set up on the extender, then it's tough to pick up the other end and push it into the bed. Unloading isn't a problem, as gravity helps.
Is the Bass Pro on beach wheels when you load it?
I just got a 30cm scupper dolly for my AI-2 (106# main hull) and find it not too hard to lift the bow so it is setting on the rear bars of my trailer and then slide the hull forward on the rear bar.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1081497986 ... 2090031298Dunno what the max lift is, but it is nowhere near the full hull weight....... Once I get it up there, I flip it over so the gunwales are taking the load from the crossbars - and that's probably the heaviest lift, although using the beach wheels as a lever helps.
The 2" PVC on the center of the bar acts as a roller and makes a big diff compared to sliding the hull on the bare bar - both in effort and hull-friendliness.
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