Mark42
Fleet Admiral
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- Oct 8, 2003
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I have a more contemporary style 4 spoke wheel wigh a large square center hub on the MFG, I think it is a Teleflex wheel. I wanted to get a 60's style wheel, specifically a 60's MFG 3 spoke wheel. But the MFG wheels and any 60's wheels off e-bay are either too messed up or too expensive (don't you hate it when people think old junk is priceless) to justify buying. To compound the problem, my current wheel is 13" and I mounted the guages in the dash so they would be visable with the 13" wheel, but the old wheels are generally 16" wheels. So they will cover the guages. I was getting very frustrated with my plight.<br /> <br />I started looking at new wheels, but they are almost all contemporary style wheels that will not match the classic style of the MFG. I finally found a simple 3 spoke wheel by Ultra Flex in 13". And it was under $20 new. So I went to the UltraFlex website and it shows the wheel in WHITE and Black and Grey. I almost wet my pants over the white one. So I start looking in the boat suppliers like iBoats and others for the wheel. I find lots of them in Black and Grey, but no white. I call around and the retailers tell me that they don't have it in stock and can't get it. So I call Ultra Flex, and (gasp!) they say it is DISCONTINUED! OH CR*P! Can anything be more frustrating????<br /><br />So, I check on e-bay, and there is one for sale, but I can't tell from the pic if it is white or grey. Kinda looks like grey, so I shoot them off a e-mail asking what color it is. While I wait for a response, I call one more retailer who tells me the same story about being discontinued, but he has them in black. I ask, "Can you please check and see if you have any old stock left in white?" Sure enough, he has one left! I snap it up for $18, brand new in box for less than the e-bay item! Retailer says it will be in the mail today.<br /><br />So I am one happy camper. It's not a big deal, it's only a $18 "thermoplastic, antishock material" (read hard plastic) wheel. But it has the right look, it is the right size, it is the right COLOR, and it's what I wanted. <br /><br />Yessirrree... I am feeling mighty good right now, might even kiss the wife when I get home. 
<br /><br />This is the wheel in grey, I can't find a photo in white to link to. Wonder why <br /><br />
<br /><br />Should look better with the white interior than the the black wheel in this pic<br /><br />
<br /><br />This is the wheel in grey, I can't find a photo in white to link to. Wonder why <br /><br />
