This is my version of working smarter, not harder. Let's face it, a fully loaded kayak is sometimes tough to get properly loaded onto your cart. This is especially true when you are on the beach, tired, and alone. I can usually get the kayak "close" to properly positioned by myself....but I always end up having to tweak the alignment. That's a lot harder to do that you might think sometimes when you are doing it alone because you have to lift the kayak AND adjust the cart all at the same time. Then, sometimes you have to strap the cart to the kayak (which is expected, btw) or it will slip out of position. I find when I make turns to get around boardwalks or sidewalks, the wheels of the cart end up pointing diagonally, and then pulling the cart straight becomes problematic. This is my solution to all of that. This is how I load and secure my Hobie Lynx kayak to my Wilderness Systems Heavy Duty Kayak Cart with inflatable beach wheels. And before you say it... I started out with a cart that fits in the scupper holes and absolutely hated it. It was even more difficult to load on the beach because of the precision required to get the cart posts into the holes. There are a whole bunch of videos showing a hack to solve that problem, and I believe this is actually way simpler. And also, before you say it, I would load my scupper cart while the kayak was in the water... because the back of the kayak will float and it makes it easy to slip the cart underneath. That does not work so well with these big balloon beach tires! And if there is any heavy wave action at the beach, it's even worse! So, again... those are options, but I still find this to be a smarter solution that does not require a lot of strength or precision to pull off. It's way easier to lift the kayak an inch or two and pull the straps than anything else I have tried. If you have experienced any of the things I mentioned in the video, then hopefully this method will be useful for you.

Wilderness Systems Heavy Duty Kayak Cart: https://amzn.to/3YKeXsY I have made some modifications to the cart that aren't really relevant to this (I don't think).

Double sided cam buckle: https://amzn.to/44jZ5ie (came in a 2 pack)

Straps... pick anything you like. I just use the ones that I strap the kayak to the car with. I'll probably cut them shorter if this ends up being all I use them for: https://amzn.to/44iOWlS