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Re: Do I really have to? [Re: Clayton] #105345 04/30/07 02:21 PM 04/30/07 02:21 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake Carpal Tunnel
Jake Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina	Quote Quote I did have to drive ~30 miles away to get em, but I was looking for some to begin with. Has anyone checked their wheels as baggage on a plane? Bought mine off a guy near Orlando while in town for a convention and checked them as baggage for the flight back. They charged me an extra $30 because of the size though. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Should've seen the baggage personel handle that! Clayton Did you deflate them and wrap them tightly with duct tape? Jake Kohl

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Re: Do I really have to? [Re: PTP] #105346 04/30/07 02:37 PM 04/30/07 02:37 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 149 Long Island, NY Catius OP member
Catius OP member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 149 Long Island, NY	So...it sounds like the usual trade-off between time and money. I wonder what the margins are on beach wheels...at $500 they must be pretty good. May be a lucrative business idea for an outsider company to disrupt the market with a $300 product. Anyone has a large garage? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Thomas Mystere 6.0

Re: Do I really have to? [Re: Jake] #105347 04/30/07 04:35 PM 04/30/07 04:35 PM
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 975 South Louisiana, USA Clayton old hand
Clayton old hand Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 975 South Louisiana, USA	Quote Quote Quote I did have to drive ~30 miles away to get em, but I was looking for some to begin with. Has anyone checked their wheels as baggage on a plane? Bought mine off a guy near Orlando while in town for a convention and checked them as baggage for the flight back. They charged me an extra $30 because of the size though. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> Should've seen the baggage personel handle that! Clayton Did you deflate them and wrap them tightly with duct tape? Nope! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> While waiting to board the plane, my brother and I was watching them load baggage and saw the wheels on top of one of the carts. I bet him $10 that the handler would "press" the wheels like weights... I won! Some things are SO predictable. Clayton

Re: Do I really have to? [Re: Catius] #105348 04/30/07 06:58 PM 04/30/07 06:58 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 806 Toronto, Ontario pitchpoledave old hand
pitchpoledave old hand Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 806 Toronto, Ontario	It depends. If you have a heavy boat and you are on soft sand then definitely you must buy cat trax. The extra size of the wheels will make a huge difference.

Re: Do I really have to? [Re: pitchpoledave] #105349 04/30/07 10:03 PM 04/30/07 10:03 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 756 Newport, RI wildtsail old hand
wildtsail old hand Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 756 Newport, RI	Seitech also makes "B" size wheels which are inbetween the "A" and "F" The website is www.seitech.com I don't know the measurements off hand but the factory is next door to my work and I can check if anyones interested. I also put the A wheels as a replacement for the old style (4 wheels roleez) they worked great and as Bill said they have awesome bearings.

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