Walker Bay dinghy
Bill Combs (ttursine@gnt.net)
Tue, 07 Sep 1999 13:40:54 -0500
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Hi All ,
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> Walker Bay's 8 Foot has a little wheel so you can roll your tender
> down to the water, but it lasts less than a mile before the nylon
> flanged bearings rotate causing wear to the polyproplene hull material.
> Resulting in holes in hull become slots causing the wheel to bottom on
> hull pocket. This shows what cost reductions and lack of testing can do
> to destroy a product. The company seems to be keeping the President of
> Walker Bay a Jeff Larson in the dark (the old mushroom procedure). You
> can't reach him by phone, his in a meeting but production will talk to
> you, dealers don't know about any kit available.
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Do you have one? Anyone else out there have one yet? I've been quite
curious about the Walker Bay, for obvious reasons, and would be
interested in any and all comments.
The problem you describe sounds like it should be preventable during
production and perhaps even as a retrofit. Now if they've the capital
and good sense to make good any which have been damaged, this might
still be a breakthrough in dinghy value.
Regards,
Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
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