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A collapsible support and transport stand is provided to receive a personal watercraft, such as a jet ski, water scooter, or the like from the back of a pick-up truck, for example, and to transport the personal watercraft into the water over typical beach terrain. The stand includes a cradle upon wh

A collapsible support and transport stand is provided to receive a personal watercraft, such as a jet ski, water scooter, or the like from the back of a pick-up truck, for example, and to transport the personal watercraft into the water over typical beach terrain. The stand includes a cradle upon which the personal watercraft is supported and a plurality of telescoping legs which extend to a pair of skids having a plurality of spring biased retractable wheels. The telescoping legs are maintained in their support position transverse to the cradle by several telescoping cross members which extend therebetween. The cross members are adapted for disassembly to permit the legs to pivot to a stowed position underneath the cradle for ease of storage.

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A collapsible support and transport stand for personal watercraft comprising: an elongated support cradle extending in a substantially horizontal plane for supporting a personal watercraft, said cradle having a forward end, an aft end, a starboard side, and a port side; means to adjust the width of

A collapsible support and transport stand for personal watercraft comprising: an elongated support cradle extending in a substantially horizontal plane for supporting a personal watercraft, said cradle having a forward end, an aft end, a starboard side, and a port side; means to adjust the width of the elongated personal watercraft support cradle between the starboard side and the port side to accommodate different types of personal watercraft; first and second skids disposed beneath said elongated cradle, each of said skids having a plurality of spring-biased retractable wheels to extend below said skid but movable to a retracted position; a forward pair of legs pivotably extending from the forward end of said cradle to the forward end of said first and second skids respectively, each of said pair of forward legs pivotable from said cradle from an extended position substantially transverse to the plane formed by said cradle to a stowed, position underneath said cradle and substantially parallel to said plane; a forward telescoping cross brace extending between the forward pair of pivotable legs to position and maintain said forward pair of legs transverse to said cradle while in their extended position; an aft pair of legs pivotably extending from the aft end of said cradle to the aft end of said first and second skids respectively, each of said pair of aft legs pivotable from said cradle from an extended position substantially transverse to the plane formed by said cradle to a stowed position substantially underneath and parallel to said plane; and an aft telescoping cross brace extending between the aft pair of pivotable legs to position and maintain said aft pair of legs transverse to said cradle while in their extended position.