12v inflatable boat pump

[eastward]

would appreciate any suggestions on where to buy a reasonably priced 12v inflatable boat pump to suit a wetline inflatable rather than having to pay about £70 for the ones I have seen in the chandlers.

many thanks





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[longjohnsilver]

There are many cheaper, I have both but the expensive one [LVM] is the one to go for. The cheaper versions are useless.

I was lucky and paid a tenner for my lvm at a boat jumble, had no idea then it was so good! The other one came with an inflatable I bort, looked much the same but proved to be useless.

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[sailorman]

L.V.M
not cheap but very good especially for "de-flation" as the dinghy goes totally flat & "curles its toes-up
i have had mine some 12 > 15 years

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[Joe_Cole]

They're right. The LVM is the one to go for. This really is one of those things where you get what you pay for.

Joe

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[Talbot]

LVM gets my vote too. Done sterling service, and saved my back a lot of grief over the years.

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[tugboat]

Confirm LVM is the bee's knees. Bit noisy though so try not to use it in the middle of the night surrounded by sleeping neighbours.

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[steve28]

I can better the previous posts in that i have had a pump for five years now but due to the amount we use it it failed last year, the turbine blade inside had welded itself to the cowling, i found this out by taking it apart.
Oh well and i put it in the locker until today when i read this post so i phone LVM and explain whats gone wrong and can they supply parts if so how much, i spoke to a man called Graham who said if i send it back to him he will repair it free of charge !
Just put a donation in a box!

After Five years !!!!!

steve

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[eastward]

Thanks for all the advice. much appreciated.

I am going to the suffolk jumble on sunday so i might be lucky otherwise I'll just have to save up a bit

best regards

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[StephenW]

I can echo what everybody else says - LVM (which I've had for 2 years) is amazing - very quick (about 3-4 minutes to inflate a 2.6m dinghy) and useful for deflation. The only drawback is that due to the short but heavy current draw its necessary to use crocodile clips direct to the battery. Yes, it IS worth the bother and expense.

Coincidentally I saw a low cost pump my father in law bought to inflate airbeds and after about 10 minutes looking at this cheaper model trying to inflate I lost interest...and was amazed that it could perform so differently. As someone said, you seem to get what you pay for.

LVM well worth the money and enables you to use the dinghy when otherwise you wouldn't bother

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[squidge]

Do not be tempted to buy a "leasure inflator" from Halfords/argoose.Noisy & slow. So i bought a new manual pump for my rib and use that, its quieter , faster and saves my batteries.

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[mick]

Agree about excellence of pump and problem caused by need to connect croc. clips direct to battery. In my boat (Sadler 26) the battery box is under the quarter berth cushion and it's a pain to get access, especially when cruising and all your gear is piled there. I got round this by bringing wires (well separated) from the battery terminals to just above the cushion where they are clipped to the woodwork. On the ends I've put large ring terminals to which the croc. clips are attached as required. When not in use these terminals are covered with a sturdy piece of rubber tubing (just in case).

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[spark]

I recently bought an inflatable kayak which came with a stirrup pump - an upright cylinder with footplates and a 'T' handle. It pumps on both the up and down strokes and is fantastically quick at inflating the kayak. You can change the hose from one side of the pump to the other for deflating. I was planning to get an electric pump but this thing is so quick I havn't bothered. I have seen them for c.£12 (Force Ten catalogue?) - I got mine from www.sevylor.co.uk for c.£15.

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