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-rick-

wrote:
My little 18 ft ChrisCraft has a single axle shoreline trailer, which
was evidently standard with this model of boat. it has 14" tires. the
previous owner installed new Radials on it. and it tows nicely at any
reasonable speed.

I'm about to go get a 22 ft. Marquis cuddy. kind of on the heavy side.
dual axle with 15 inch'rs.

the tires are 4 ply Bias-ply tires, which supossedly arnt rotted, and I
think will make the 300 mi trip ok. But then again, I'm not sure.

If I thinkt he tires are questionable in any way, I'll reshoe it before
I bring it home.

Out of curiosity, this is a heavy boat. should I go back to the bias
ply's? or go radial?

I've heard some people say not to use radials on a dual axle trailer.

pro's? con's?

Thanks!

I've had excellent performance using Goodyear Marathon
radials on a double axle trailer weighing about 4500lbs.
They handle well and have good traction in wet weather. I'm
about to replace them with the same model after 7 years and
~25,000 miles even though I could probably squeeze another
year out of them.

-rick-

http://www.goodyear.com/rv/products/marathon.html