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Old Town Sportsman 120
with the
Wilderness Systems Heavy Duty Kayak Cart

Recommended Unverified— evidence level: Sources disagree, or the only sources are retailer listings that contradict each other. We show the conflict rather than pick a winner.

This pairing works. The load margin is sensible and nothing about the hull or the cart geometry fights you.

What to watch

  • This margin is calculated against 181 kg (400 lb), the lowest of several conflicting published figures. Confirm the rating printed on the cart you actually buy.

What works

  • Load margin is comfortable at 14% of the rated capacity.
  • The padded bunks suits your hull shape.
  • Standard wheels handles hardpack well.

Load margin as you actually load it

Against a planning capacity of 181 kg (400 lb) — provisional, because the published figures conflict. Starting point is the rigged weight of 25.4 kg, not the 25.4 kg hull figure.

Boat only

25.4 kg / 181 kg

As it comes off the roof bars, nothing aboard.

14% — Comfortable. Under 70% of rated capacity. Headroom for gear creep, rough ground and shock loading.

Light day kit

33.4 kg / 181 kg

Paddle, PFD, dry bag, water, small anchor. (+8 kg)

18% — Comfortable. Under 70% of rated capacity. Headroom for gear creep, rough ground and shock loading.

Loaded fishing rig

45.4 kg / 181 kg

Crate, battery, fish finder, rods, tackle, catch. (+20 kg)

25% — Comfortable. Under 70% of rated capacity. Headroom for gear creep, rough ground and shock loading.

Gear figures are our standard scenario weights, not measurements of your kit. Swap in your own on the weight calculator.

Hull and cart geometry

The boat

Hull shape
Flat / near-flat bottom
Beam
82.6 cm (32.5 in)
Cart policy
either

The cart

Pad type
Padded bunks
Pad geometry
Not published
Width range
Not published
Cart type
heavy-duty platform cart

Across the ground you cross

Verdicts recalculated for each surface at the light-day-kit load. Terrain scores are our declared judgement scale from wheel geometry and construction — not instrumented pull-force testing.

Fit verdict and rolling score by terrain for this kayak and cart
Surface Rolling Best wheel Verdict
Sealed car park / boat ramp — Recommended
Hard-packed dirt track — Recommended
Grass / turf — Recommended
Gravel or shingle — Recommended
Wet / firm sand — Workable
Deep dry soft sand — Not recommended
Mud / tidal flat — Workable
Steps or a steep bank — Recommended

Documented failure modes for this cart

Reported by owners, not by us. These are not specific to your kayak, but they are what goes wrong.

  • Specification transparency is poor

    medium Unverified— evidence level: Sources disagree, or the only sources are retailer listings that contradict each other. We show the conflict rather than pick a winner.

    Wheel size, construction and folded dimensions are not consistently published. That is why several fields here are blank rather than filled with a guess.

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