Hi All,
I'm about to sell my 14' sailing dinghy to my sister and have just checked it all out etc.
It has been standing in my dark / cool lockup (on chocks) for the last
8 years and although the tyre pressures were quite low they pumped back up fine and look perfect (no cracking / crazing / discoloration etc etc.Now I guess I know the answer to the 'should I fit new tyres' question, but these are very high quality Michelins (fitted because a new cheaper brand tyre was failed) and have only done about 300 miles (Lake district to London) ;-(
So, is this 'max 7 years' thing a function to how a tyre has been stored (hot / cold, wet / dry) and if it has been exposed to the sun etc?
Sister is only 30 miles away (and I'd go back roads and do have a spare wheel) and the sailing club only 3 miles from her (where the road trailer will probably just disappear in the long grass).
And it's not a 30' 3 tonne caravan (only 200kg gross) ;-(
All the best ..
T i m