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Originally Posted by rick35
The first accessory I bought for my boat when it was new was a spare tire. I also bought one of those roll on jacks. Had to change a tire this year and it worked great. Fortunately I noticed that the tire was bad but good enough to get me to the lake. Launched and then changed the tire with the load off.
You didn't say but it sounds like you were able to maintain control ok. Must have been a scary time.
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You're absolutely right. We were kicking ourselves for not having a spare. There are two things on top of the to-do list...get the tire replaced and get a spare.
Luckily, my husband had no problem controlling it when the tire went, and he was easily able to get it into the breakdown lane. He used to drive tractor trailers for a living, so I didn't find it scary at all because I know he is very experienced dragging things. Not sure how he felt about it. But he's a Navy vet who used to jump out of perfectly good helicopters at ten feet/ten knots as a search and rescue swimmer, so he's not easily phased. His confidence was the first thing I noticed about him when we first met...I'm a lucky woman. Oh, jeez, I've gone and gotten all mushy!
