How Long Will This Flat Tire Fix Work?

MonacoMike

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Sep 15, 2009
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Indiana lakes and Lake Michigan
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2000 Cruisers 3870
8.2 Mercs
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85 Sea Ray Monaco 197
260hp Alpha 1
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Let's see, a couple of assumptions:
Plastic 6 inch wheel with a circumference of 18.87 inches or 1.57 feet, at thirty miles an hour, is turning 1681 rpm (correct me if I'm wrong. It happens...) In one mile, it would turn 3363 times. I give it less than one mile.
 
Doubt there is a bearing, probably just a hole in hollow plastic…
Technically, that's still a bearing, albeit a plain bearing. If it's greased properly, it'd work (for a bit). However, plastic on a zinc-plated steel sleeve turning that fast with maybe a couple of hundred pounds on it, hm-m-m...
 
It could last a good bit if you crawl with it. Points for looks. I would have made a ski instead though.

At Least they got it level.
 

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