Wheels for kayak

[AJYaking]

I see a lot of people have the fatter wheels for their kayaks. Is it worth the money to upgrade to them? Does it make hauling a lot easier?

[BassMoore]

I thought those were for the sand/beach launches but interested to hear feed back as well

[Cowpokey]

I have both HD and 30cm beach wheelz. On hard ground there isn't much difference in effort required to pull a loaded yak. On sand, an empty yak is a bear with HD wheels, a loaded yak with 30cm wheelz is cake.

[AJYaking]

cool, thanks. yeah getting off that beach fully loaded sat was a bitch. I have the hd wheels and 3/4 was buried in the sand. had some issues w the hd wheels on grass but that was because of a separate issue I found out later

[Goody]

Sand like that at the launch you definitely need the bigger balloon tires. 30cm ones will work.

[AJYaking]

how did both sets of wheels work for you on sat?

[Goody]

Works great. I do that all the time so all I have to do is pull forward only. I need all the help I can get since I'm not muscle bound, especially after a long day on the water. I usually use the smaller one to get the yak out of the water and load on to the bigger balloon tires.

[AJYaking]

haha!!! nice!! oh, and what bigger rudder did you get? the sailing one? looking at the magazine and its very specific

[Goody]

haha!!! nice!! oh, and what bigger rudder did you get? the sailing one? looking at the magazine and its very specific

I have the big sailing rudder. It makes a huge difference IMO. I can turn the Outback on a dime with it.

[AJYaking]

ok. I gotta look at getting that. that wind killed me. I couldn't stay where I wanted for nothing

[Cowpokey]

I have the sailing rudder on both Outbacks, it's great upgrade...especially for the bay and other tidal water.

[daolai]

E - the sailing rudder is the best cheap hobie upgrade you can do i think it's under $30 for your PA14.. http://www.austinkayak.com/products/...ro-Angler.html

[AJYaking]

Thanks fellas. Will def be upgrading