How Big of a Boat Can I Put on the Malone Forge Kayak & Canoe Cart w/Bike Tow?

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What is the maximum boat length for the Malone Forge Bunk Style Canoe/Kayak Cart with Bike Tow Bar?

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Hey Thomas. Malone doesn't specify a boat length limit for their Forge Kayak & Canoe Cart w/Bike Tow item # MAL78CR. Instead they limit it's capacity to 150 lbs. This trailer weighs 34 lbs, measures 128" x 30" x 19", and has a 16" diameter wheels. It will allow you to pull your kayak or canoe with a bike.

What kind of boat do you have?

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Thomas

11/9/2025

14’ kayak.

Jerred H.

11/9/2025

@Thomas That will work great on the item # MAL78CR trailer so long as it's under 150 lbs.

Casey

12/31/2025

What about an eighteen-foot Kruger Dreamcatcher (that weighs 60 pounds). There surely is a length limit where the stern will drag, or if perfectly level, the weight will be too far aft to be practical. A Malolo OC6 Canoe weighs 145 pounds and is 44 feet long, is that still okay for this bike trailer?

Jerred H.

12/31/2025

@Casey The Malone item # MAL78CR is probably not going to work on a 44' long canoe. Like you said the weight is going to throw the balance way off on something that long. The 60 lbs 18' Kruger Dreamcatcher would work though. You're only hanging 8ish' off the back.

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