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From: Colin Calder <c.j.calder_at_abdn.ac.uk>
subject: [Paddlewise] Kayak Wheels
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:43:05 -0000
>From:  Jodyhotch_at_aol.com
>To:  Paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
>Subject:  [Paddlewise] Kayak Wheels

>NOT A SALES NOTICE.  Kayak wheels.  Sturdy, rust proof, can fold for storage
>in Romany with 10" round hatches, wheels good on sand.  Can anyone suggest
>the best wheels that fit all of these criteria?

Check out:

http://www.kayak.co.uk/doc/sp3-5.htm
http://www.kayak.co.uk/

There is a US dealer. The usual disclaimer applies - I have nothing to do with
KCS, but I use their carriers which are bomb proof.

Cheers

Colin Calder
57º19'N  2º10'W

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From: SurfBuff <kayaker_at_caribsurf.com>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Kayak Wheels
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:59:09 -0400
I saw the message below.  In fact, I'm looking to find a 'dolly' ... is that the right name?  Where I can mount my whitewater kayak and pull it behind my car.

Any directions as to where I can buy one of these animals is appreciated.  Thanks

Bob 

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From:  Jodyhotch_at_aol.com
Sent:  Monday, November 29, 1999 9:11 PM
To:  Paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
Subject:  [Paddlewise] Kayak Wheels

NOT A SALES NOTICE.  Kayak wheels.  Sturdy, rust proof, can fold for storage 
in Romany with 10" round hatches, wheels good on sand.  Can anyone suggest 
the best wheels that fit all of these criteria?
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From: Steve Cramer <cramer_at_coe.uga.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Wheels
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:34:21 -0500
SurfBuff wrote:
> 
> I saw the message below.  In fact, I'm looking to find a 'dolly' ... is that the right name?  Where I can mount my whitewater kayak and pull it behind my car.
> 
No, that's not the right name, and this isn't "just semantics" (I cringe
at that phrase, since semantics is the science of meaning, not word
usage, which is itself pretty important...But I digress)

A dolly is a vehicle for pulling behind yourself. If you want to tow it
with a car, you need a trailer, which is a much more significant
undertaking. For a WW boat, one of the utility trailers they sell at
Home Depot should work fine.

But why don't you just stick it on the roof like everyone else,
especially a 40# 8-10 foot long WW boat? Do you drive a convertible? If
so, cool.

Steve
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From: <Sandykayak_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Wheels
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 12:19:08 EST
In a message dated 11/30/1999 11:41:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
cramer_at_coe.uga.edu writes:

<< For a WW boat, one of the utility trailers they sell at
 Home Depot should work fine.   >>


If she really wants a trailer, I've seen a Hobie Odyssey (14') trailered by a 
couple (they own a convertibel) using a jetski trailer.
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From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Wheels
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 16:53:55
At 12:19 PM 11/30/99 EST, Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 11/30/1999 11:41:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>cramer_at_coe.uga.edu writes:
>
><< For a WW boat, one of the utility trailers they sell at
> Home Depot should work fine.   >>
>
>
>If she really wants a trailer, I've seen a Hobie Odyssey (14') trailered
by a 
>couple (they own a convertibel) using a jetski trailer.

Shop around, and don't forget the want ads. I haul my sea kayak on a Sears
utility trailer dating from around 1972. The tongue was way too short to
haul the boat, but a visit to a local welding shop cured that. The boat
rides on bunks that I built from 2x4s and carpeting.

The real benefit to a trailer is that you leave the boat loaded all the
time, thus cutting out a full load/unload cycle when going out for a quick
trip. Plus, the kayak is a lot lower on the trailer, so you don't have to
be working overhead.

The downside is finding a place to park at a convienience store or
restaurant for the after-paddling cold one.

-- Wes

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