On Feb 5, 6:10*pm, "*e#c" wrote:
On Feb 4, 3:45*pm, "*e#c" wrote:



On Feb 4, 12:05*pm, Tim wrote:

I wen't to my warehouse to see if I could scrounge up some antique
starter parts and I noticed the Chris Craft was sitting at an angle. I
looked and yep, flat tire. Good looking tires on it too, but...

I haven't investigated why it went flat, but I'll probably get a new
tire anyhow.

But I just did some thinking that when I pull the tire it's a good
time to check wheel berings. I haven't done that in a couple years
because I only went out on the boat a couple times. *But I figure that
being dunked twice, no... three times and sitting the rest, there
still could have been some water get in the seals and something might
be starting to rust.

Sounds like a good saturday project.

Lucky you only have 2 tires ( guessing)....there's four on mine.

Funny, when I bought this Boat four years ago, it STILL had the
ORIGINAL 1970's tires on it. They were cracked from rot, but I decided
that since the Boat only travelled between the house, and the Ramp,
I'd chance it awhile. Those tires STILL had three years left on them.
I finally blew 2 last season. the other two are scheduled for
replacement.
Cover them with a sack, or something to keep the sun off them. Also
park the trailer when storing , on small pcs. of plywood, to keep them
off the grass, or pavement. They'll last a lot longer.

I *usually* jack the frame up and block it when I store the boat to
take weight off the tires and shackle springs (give a good chance to
oil them, too!) But this year for some reason I didn't.