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Old 18 October 2020, 12:32   #1
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Titleist Toter

I have seen many devices to carry (tote) your out board and all have been decent, some very good, some cheap and some expensive.

Well in my youth I used to play golf (Badly) and remember I had a Titleist Turf Glider golf bag trolley. I hunted it out and after I had spent about 15 mins I recon I have a very good folding light weight outboard motor toter.

So here is my folding titleist outboard toter

Cost to me was zero as I had the trolley and all the parts.

It is held on at the bottom by a bungee and at the top by a strap which I just had to extend the one that was already on there. A bit of pipe insulation as padding and a few cable ties and it is good to go.

Balance seems good and I think it will work fine.

If I wanted to play golf again it will convert back in seconds.

I like repurposing things.

I don't know why I did not think of this sooner so if you have an old golf trolley/cart you might like to give it a go. If you do post some pics
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Old 18 October 2020, 12:35   #2
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The mo0tor I have on it is a 15hp 2 Stroke and that seems very stable. I think much larger would 'Stress' this particular golf trolley but if you have a stronger one I think a 20 hp 4 stroke would possibly be ok
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If you have to buy a folding golf trolley and have not got one there are some out there at a reasonable price you might try to convert. This one for example at £27

https://www.sportsdirect.com/slazeng...75&fo_s=gplauk
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Won’t it collapse? Golf clubs approx 15kg.
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Loads more here and several second hand

https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/2-Wheels-Co.../bn_7116781008
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Won’t it collapse? Golf clubs approx 15kg.
It does not seem like it will collapse to me. It seems plenty strong enough having towed it all around the garden. It actually seems a lot stronger and more stable than the purpose made one I bought that does not fold very well at all. The motor is also in a very good position to lift off.

The turf glider wheels also are good as they wont puncture and are quite wide.

Time will tell
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My charity shop golf trolley got converted to drag my kayak around, I was thinking it might make a winter project to reconvert it into a sib nose trolley.
The only thing that concerned me was the wheels, they dont look like they are made to stand more than a heavy bag of golf kit.
Well done on the utilisation, mine could never go back to a golf trolley.
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My charity shop golf trolley got converted to drag my kayak around, I was thinking it might make a winter project to reconvert it into a sib nose trolley.
The only thing that concerned me was the wheels, they dont look like they are made to stand more than a heavy bag of golf kit.
Well done on the utilisation, mine could never go back to a golf trolley.
A heavy bag of golf kit is I think very heavy these days. Either way I think this is something that is best tried in real life tests in use rather than a lot of theory.

As I had it all for nowt I recon it is not much of a risk
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I have a spare fishing trolley which I’ll be converting into an outboard trolley.
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Having previously owned a (fairly cheap) golf bag trolley and a (fairly expensive) modern 20hp 4 stroke, there's absolutely no chance whatsoever that I would trust that sort of set-up, and the only golf bag that comes anywhere near to the weight of a 20hp 4s would be a pro's tour bag that's NEVER seen on a trolley. ;-) Just sayin'
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I reckon you,d look pretty stupid towing an outboard and sib round your local golf course ,we had a lot of lakes on our course but just used to carry one of those telescopic poles with a basket on the end
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This thread is like the love child of blue peter & scrapheap challenge
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Having previously owned a (fairly cheap) golf bag trolley and a (fairly expensive) modern 20hp 4 stroke, there's absolutely no chance whatsoever that I would trust that sort of set-up, and the only golf bag that comes anywhere near to the weight of a 20hp 4s would be a pro's tour bag that's NEVER seen on a trolley. ;-) Just sayin'
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Having previously owned a (fairly cheap) golf bag trolley and a (fairly expensive) modern 20hp 4 stroke, there's absolutely no chance whatsoever that I would trust that sort of set-up, and the only golf bag that comes anywhere near to the weight of a 20hp 4s would be a pro's tour bag that's NEVER seen on a trolley. ;-) Just sayin'
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This thread is like the love child of blue peter & scrapheap challenge
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I don't know but I'm all in favour of these practical threads. It would be even more useful to have a comparison test of the holding power in a sandy bottom between a Titleist golf trolley and blue nylon Cooper anchor.
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I'm free most of next week if you wish to do the test, but the comparison must be carried out under strict laboratory conditions!
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....It would be even more useful to have a comparison test of the holding power in a sandy bottom between a Titleist golf trolley and blue nylon Cooper anchor & a bag of rocks...


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