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    Marine rail-portage owner

    Thanks Bruce. I will check out your suggestions. I have had some success in locating a handful of used wheels. I need to change my request for wheels to include wheels that are Non-compliant with NARCOA specs, as I can run the wheels until a visible crack develops along the flange. Thanks...
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    Marine rail-portage owner

    By god Bill, I may be moving into the 21st century! Looks like the pictures made it through. So I figured I'd send a few more before I forget how to do it!
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    Marine rail-portage owner

    Thanks for the interest in the portage Bill. First off I'm not much of a computer guy so it takes me a while to get some of these new-fangled things figured out! I am going to try to attach a few photos to this thread. If this doesn't work out you can find the portage on google earth, at...
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    Marine rail-portage owner

    Thanks for the info Bruce. Boy, they don't exactly give the new ones away do they? Any ideas on finding good used wheels? I am able to run my wheels until a noticeable crack develops along the flange radius before I have to change them. I've read that the rules of NARCOA are fairly rigid and...
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    Marine rail-portage owner

    Hi out there, I just stumbled upon this web site and thought what the heck, I'll join up and see if anyone out there can help me out. I own and operate a marine narrow guage rail portage in Minnesota. Basically I transport boats from one body of water to another via narrow guage rail. I am...


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