An apparatus and method for transporting a vessel is provided. The apparatus includes: a base which is attachable to the vessel; and a wheel rotatably mountable to the base such that the apparatus is operable at the wheel to support the vessel substantially midway beneath the vessel when the apparatus is configured in a transport configuration. A pair of parallel, spaced apart cross rails extending between a pair of parallel, spaced apart side bars form a frame of the base. The wheel is mountable between wheel supports attached to the frame. A pair of support arms are slidably and rotatably connected to the cross rails. A support structure is connectable to one of the side bars. The apparatus is collapsible from the transport configuration to a generally planar collapsed configuration. A kit may include the apparatus and attachments for attaching the apparatus to the vessel.