http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/ Beachcats, sailing beach catamarans. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:52:30 GMT sueh16h18 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71760 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71760 On the Florida Sailcraft website, Tire and hub assembly: $99. Times two. Plus oversize shipping for those huge tires. It came to about $300, and new Trax, at Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:51:25 GMT gevoniuk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71759 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71759 Statement below is true, but when you are under sail in an H16, the leeward shroud will generally have some slack. GaryE H16 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:17:44 GMT Bradk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71758 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71758 If you want to build your own - Philip from this list has done that with an aluminum pipe for the axle and plastic barrels. Works good! Philip - did you post Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:56:08 GMT Rolf Nilsen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71757 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71757 You would have to strap each dolly to the hull, but it works on hard surfaces. We did that on our first Tornado. Building your own proper beach dolly with an Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:52:26 GMT Charlie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71756 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71756 Just wondering if 2 canoe dollies ( one for each hull) would work in place of the Cat Trax. From what I see for prices, it would be about 1/2. Just wondering Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:18:48 GMT Buzz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71755 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71755 Sue I recently replaced both of my cat trax tires at $50 each installed with new valve stems.. I was pleasantly surprised at the price and just as surprised Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:50:34 GMT Norman Thomas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71754 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71754 I just priced new tires @ $55 each. New tires with rims are $110. New set of trax is >$400. Still think they are a bit over priced. But when you are the Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:10:43 GMT sueh16h18 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71753 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71753 For what it's worth, last time I had to replace the tires (thru Flordia Sailcraft) I discovered that two new tires cost nearly as much as a new set of Cat Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:34 GMT Bradk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71752 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71752 Hey, no more Viagra commercials ;-) Bradk Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:24:27 GMT Norman Thomas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71751 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71751 If you could take some pictures and post them it might help. The H16 rig is slack until you tighten up the jib. This makes the shrouds tight and ready to Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:06:37 GMT sueh16h18 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71750 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71750 I will preface this by saying that it has been probably 10-12 years since I disassembled Cat Trax. And I have no idea if yours are the same design. IF you have Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:30:16 GMT newdlhead@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71749 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71749 try murrays. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:29:55 GMT wansack04 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71748 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71748 Is there a place in sandusky, huron, or vermillion to keep a hobie getaway on the beach. I just purchased a used one and am looking to use it without having Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:29:29 GMT newdlhead@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71747 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71747 cat trax Armageddon hi folks. you don't want to know what i did trying to unfreeze the wheel on my cat trax, but i may as well have thrown out of an airplane. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:29:23 GMT newdlhead@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71746 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beachcats/message/71746 Hi, I have started disassembling my beach wheels. one turns, the other is frozen. I got the inside cutter pin off the frozen one, slid back the cuff, out slid