ALPHA BETA CHARLIE DELTA

[mikesx]

Built these cart/carriers.

The first was Alpha, built in 1995, for my FX1.

It used a steel hitch piece for about 5yrs, till it started to sag (salt water).

So I upgraded to stainless about 18 yrs ago, no problems since.

Alpha works like this:

Single pin retains it to the hitch piece.

About 23 yrs, doesn't owe me a dime. Used it with both FX & SJ. Going to am hull figured time for an upgrade.
Welcome Beta & Charlie. They were built this configuration.

 

[mikesx]

Did not feel like welding , really just wanted to do this:

Only kidding, had to do this:

Being bolt together has advantages , compact storage.

Based Beta & Charlie on modular construction, repeating pieces.

Came up with mast piece to hold hull:

And this pin for the u bolt:

 

[mikesx]

Got over complicated with pin though, this works fine as well.

Folding leg at rear:

Beach wheels:

Beta , Charlie parts/wheels interchange.

 

[mikesx]

Delta is the shop cart made from spare parts/material from Beta & Charlie:

 

[mikesx]

And the most important part of the system:

 

[Flash-FX]

Bonus umbrella mount with grill... Can't get any better than that

 

[Downrange]

Nice work. Was thinking along the same lines. Your just years ahead.

 

[CD155MX]

Incredible

 

[Storbeck]

This is giving me ideas. Nice work.

 

[Quinc]

Awesome!

 

[mikesx]

Beta has been deployed. Here's a couple of shots of him in action.

 

[mikesx]

This is my favorite pic of BETA's deployment

 

[checkmate]

Looking good there!we in the netherlands are not alloud with cars on the beach so we have to be creative.

Fits in my van.

 

[mikesx]

Updated the carriers. One of the mods was changing the socket leg to a swing leg.

 

[mikesx]

I also made a set of flat free wheels for when I'm by myself, a flat with the beach wheels would be a big problem.

 

[mikesx]

I wound up making a new hitch piece with a dropping arm for the wheel holder.

 

[mikesx]

The main spar is heavy wall stainless, the cart interface is thin wall. I didn't want to drill into the heavy wall by the hitch so I re-purposed my cart leg sockets for a box clamp. The bolt on top only goes thru the thin wall.

 

[mikesx]

I also made a pin-on jib for when I'm by myself. The attachment clamp is 3/8 plate, it was a real treat forming those.

 

[mikesx]

I found this awesome capstan/winch that uses standard boat lines. You can bite the line anywhere you need to. I got a short one for pulling onto the cart if I need to, and a long one for pulling to the truck. I can drop the rear leg for surf/dead ski recovery.

 

[mikesx]

I can mount the winch here for pulling to the truck.