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06-26-2018, 06:38 AM | #1 |
Junior
Join Date: May 2018
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Boone Dox
Thinking of Boone Dox with sand tires for PA14. Is anyone using them, thoughts?
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06-26-2018, 07:37 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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don't like the idea
of leaving your kayak at launch when you go back to car for wheels?
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06-26-2018, 08:36 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co.
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Just do it - the best decision I've made for both my PA14 and my Solo Skiff. I can haul either over soft sand for long distances with minimal exertion. I like having the wheels with me at all times which sure came in handy down in Baja this last trip when I had to portage over 1/4 mile of sand bar that exposed itself at low tide...
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06-26-2018, 08:45 AM | #4 | |
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can you run factory tank?
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06-26-2018, 09:46 AM | #5 |
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Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co.
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Well, there is a minimal amount of flotation there (compared to a PA14 hull) but I don't see it having any advantage in that situation. I have rolled my PA in open water and in the surf. The wheels stay put and do not interfere with re-entry. I found that with a bulky PFD on it is easiest to re-enter by going straight over the bow, straddling it, then sitting up when I work my way far enough aft on both the PA and the Solo.
You can see that the tires sit on the raised edge of the hull, leaving the entire back open for crates or an XL bait tank - no space is taken up at all by the tires. |
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