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RichardG
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Initially Posted - 06/19/2002 :  14:25:31  Show Profile
Has anyone used those wheels on the stern of their dinghy which helps pull it up on a beach?

I love my dinghy -- it's built like a tank, it rows well, it sails well and it even goes pretty well with my little 1.4 hp Eska. But it's HEAVY, requiring many difficult "heaves" to drag it up onto a beach, especially on an in-coming tide.

RichardG 81 C25 SR/FK "Sanity"
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jguyot
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Response Posted - 06/19/2002 :  18:53:13  Show Profile
Hi RichardG
I use some that I bought at West Marine. I got the ones that have 4 small wheels (2 on each side) that clamps onto the transom. (You have to turn the boat upside down to use them)They were only about $40, if I remember correctly. They work "ok", but not great..... Rolls pretty easy on the hard pack sand but very difficult to use in the soft sand, I would not recommend their use if you have to pull it through much soft sand. They do make some for the soft sand, but I remember them being alot higher priced. Since I'm on a lake and only have to pull it about 40'then the cheap ones are ok for me.

Good luck

Jerry Guyot
2001 250WK #586
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 06/26/2002 :  09:59:23  Show Profile
Hi Richard,

I just ran across these dinghy wheels on eBay ... maybe these would work ... ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& item=1839592747

Good luck!

Buzz Maring, C-25 SK/SR #68, "Freya"
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