We started off using majordomo software with no archiving available. I think it was about a year later that the archiving featue was added, but now that I've achieved dual citizenship my memory is not to be trusted. The first extant archive is from August, 1996! --------------------------------------------- From: Randolph I Palmer <palmerri@uwec.edu> Subject: M_Boats: 12" tires Date: 09 Aug 1996 11:41:01 EST Hi all, I was told by a tire place or two that car rims were shaped different than car rims (something about the cornering) and you could have some problems. They recommended having someone look at the rims before buying tires. They may have been givng me a big line, for all I know. I opted to go with 13 inch rims even though it meant raising the fenders. There is a lot more tire there to absorb bumps which I always encounter on road construction. Besides that, the bigger tires were needed to make the trailer "nuclear bomb proof" as Jerry M. claimed of the M17 trailers (was he exaggerating a bit here?). The 12" tires really spin at highway speeds (but then I've been passed by people pulling boats with 8" rims (Yikes!) Anyway, I'd talk to a reputable tire man about the rims. Randy P. M23 "Early Light" M15 "Oui-1" M7-11 anonymous ps: I'll try to get the Portsmouth ratings for all the Montgomery's next weekend. --------------------------------------'- Sent from my SmartPhone, thus explaining the typos On Jan 30, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Bob Eeg wrote: I subscribed to the paper newsletter and came on board when Keith opened for business. Late 98 or 99.