Evening Folks:

Having spent most of the last two summers rehabbing a pair of Hobies, my winter project is to see if I can make an electric cart to either move the boat and trailer or the boat on beach wheels down the public beach and close to the water.

I have most of the parts, electric motor, controller, frame, wheels, batteries, posi-traction axel, bearings, etc. but I have to think/work through whether or not the current wheels I have (10-12" soft slicks) will be able to get traction (without slipping or just plain dogging down)?

Anybody have any first hand experience with using the smaller wheels on a somewhat packed beach? Alter all, most of the parts I have came from a golf cart manufacturing plant...and they designed the stuff so that it would take two fat old golfers, plus their bags and coolers....up and down a frequently wet and slippery lawn; I think it has some chance of actually working.

Regards,


Paul,
Milwaukee, WI

Will keep you informed as the project gets underway. I am sure it will be slow....but hope it will be fun.