Dolly Plans To Build A Small Boat Cart Carrier - Sunfish, Laser, Sabot, 420, Fj on 2040-parts.com

SMALL BOAT DOLLY PLANS

This listing is for PLANS ONLY

***NO PRODUCT IS INCLUDED, ONLY PLANS *****

THESE PLANS PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION FOR A SMALL BOAT DOLLY.

These plans include:

> Plans for both the basic design, and design with handle

> Detailed Parts List with Home Depot prices

> Parts Preparation (cutting list)

> Assembly Instructions (for both designs shown above)

> Extensive discussion of customization options

> Description to Load the Boat on the Dolly

> Lots of Pictures (300+)

I designed this dolly to carry my Sunfish Sailboat and my Minifish Sailboat from the boat storage area to beach launch area, about 200 yards away. This requires traveling through a paved parking lot, over a few small curbs, down a ramp and across 30-50 feet of soft sand (depending on the tide). My son can easily do this by himself with one hand using this dolly. My Sunfish is 14 feet long and 4.1 feet wide at the beam. It weighs about 140 pounds. My Minifish is 11 feet 9 inches and 3 feet 10 inches wide at the beam. It weighs about 80 pounds. The dolly described in these plans will carry any similarly sized boat.

Here are my original design objectives (all were achieved with the following design):

BOAT DOLLY DESIGN OBJECTIVES:

Ø Cost for parts less than $150 (If you already have some parts/supplies it can be done for much less, I did it for ~$60)

Ø All Parts available at Home Depot (or any good neighborhood hardware store)

Ø Easy to build (less than 4 hours)

Ø Carry a 5-15 ft Long sailboat from trailer/storage to launch point

Ø Carry a boat with a beam > 40” from trailer/storage to launch point

Ø Carry a boat with a weight up to 250 pounds from trailer/storage to launch point

Ø Traverse semi-rough terrain (small curbs, stones, pot holes, grass, and sand).

Ø Easily fits in my trunk and fairly light weight (actual dimensions are 38" x 36" x 17" and weighs ~ 22 pounds -basic design, 30.6 pounds -design w/handle))

Ø Save My Back - Eliminate lifting the boat while pulling (as seen with dolly’s attached to the back of the boat)

Ø Save My Boat - Avoid damage to the dagger board slot (as seen with dolly’s that plug into the dagger board slot)

This design is based on others I have found. This is just my customized version. I decided to create a detailed construction plan so others can learn from my experience and create their own dolly and maybe even improve on what I did (or at least customize it to their needs). Note that this dolly design is too wide for most Kayaks and canoes, but the design could be adjusted by using a shorter axle to allow it to accommodate these types of boats.

*************************THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL GET *********************************************

> The winner of this auction (or buy-it-now buyer) will receive an email containing two pdf files containing the dolly plans.

> The plans come as two separate PDFs; one 3 MB for the Basic design and one 5 MB for the Dolly with the handle for a total 87 pages and over 300 photos. The plans have been through many revisions and are now very detailed (now up to version 7.3.15)

> Free updates on request, if you purchased them before and want the latest version just email me and I will send them to you

> NOTHING IS SHIPPED - ONLY TWO PDFs - a 3 MB and an 5 MB FILE IS EMAILED TO YOU.

> You will also receive my email address for you to use if you have any questions concerning the design.

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