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Baja_Traveler · 06-26-2018, 08:46 AM

Well, there is a minimal amount of flotation there (compared to a PA14 hull) but I don't see it having any advantage in that situation. I have rolled my PA in open water and in the surf. The wheels stay put and do not interfere with re-entry. I found that with a bulky PFD on it is easiest to re-enter by going straight over the bow, straddling it, then sitting up when I work my way far enough aft on both the PA and the Solo.
You can see that the tires sit on the raised edge of the hull, leaving the entire back open for crates or an XL bait tank - no space is taken up at all by the tires.

06-26-2018, 08:46 AM	#5
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Well, there is a minimal amount of flotation there (compared to a PA14 hull) but I don't see it having any advantage in that situation. I have rolled my PA in open water and in the surf. The wheels stay put and do not interfere with re-entry. I found that with a bulky PFD on it is easiest to re-enter by going straight over the bow, straddling it, then sitting up when I work my way far enough aft on both the PA and the Solo. You can see that the tires sit on the raised edge of the hull, leaving the entire back open for crates or an XL bait tank - no space is taken up at all by the tires.