Any recommendations for dinghy transom wheels?

[Martin_J]

Suprod do an MD200 and an HD200. In the Suprod MD200 (Concerto's post), the leg looks like a circular cross section and the leg swivels to turn the wheels in but with the Suprod HD200 (Dunedin's post) the leg is a square section and it is just the wheel axle that turns in.

Mine are like the pictures I posted and are the HD200. . I don't recall there being any springs and you don't need to fiddle with any locks, latches or pins to hold the wheels in the down position.

As you drop the wheels down.. once the leg has dropped to vertical, the flotation in the wheels pushes the leg axle up into the leg notch which holds them in a locked down position. To lift the wheels after launching, the wheels just need a downwards push to then release and they float back and upwards. Then they can just be lifted to vertical to swivel and they just drop into place.. (So much easier to demonstrate than type).. There's a couple of slots in the legs that you can't see in the photos..

 

[Goldie]

In terms of engineering effort they look like better value for money than the others but too bulky for me. Do they lock down without needing to hang over the back messing around with pins?

Yes. Push them down and they lock. To retract them, lean over and pull the spring-loaded release handle and pull them up to the over centre lock position. To remove them in toto is a moment’s work with the quick release option. FWIW I don’t find them bulky at all but horses for courses.

 

[Adios]

Yes. Push them down and they lock. To retract them, lean over and pull the spring-loaded release handle and pull them up to the over centre lock position. To remove them in toto is a moment’s work with the quick release option. FWIW I don’t find them bulky at all but horses for courses.

After removing them is it 4x low pins left? No danger of damaging the boat?

 

[Goldie]

After removing them is it 4x low pins left? No danger of damaging the boat?

All that’s left on the outside of the transom are 4 round studs per side and the corresponding nuts on the inside. I can’t see how they would be likely to damage anything. I think there are videos on the Beachmaster NZ website. I bought two sets of studs and move the wheels between two dinghies as required.

Edit: Have a look at Beachmaster Boat Wheels Demonstration Videos for demo of folding and quick release/removal

 

[Martin_J]

And it looks like a video of the HD200 wheels here...

 

[dunedin]

Suprod do an MD200 and an HD200. In the Suprod MD200 (Concerto's post), the leg looks like a circular cross section and the leg swivels to turn the wheels in but with the Suprod HD200 (Dunedin's post) the leg is a square section and it is just the wheel axle that turns in.

Mine are like the pictures I posted and are the HD200. . I don't recall there being any springs and you don't need to fiddle with any locks, latches or pins to hold the wheels in the down position.

As you drop the wheels down.. once the leg has dropped to vertical, the flotation in the wheels pushes the leg axle up into the leg notch which holds them in a locked down position. To lift the wheels after launching, the wheels just need a downwards push to then release and they float back and upwards. Then they can just be lifted to vertical to swivel and they just drop into place.. (So much easier to demonstrate than type).. There's a couple of slots in the legs that you can't see in the photos..

Think you have forgotten to fit the springs then Definitely springs on the SUPROD HD200.
They do add a bit of weight, as solidly constructed. But go up and down very easily, and can even use to pull up a sandy beach, unlike the small plastic wheels.

 

[Adios]

All that’s left on the outside of the transom are 4 round studs per side and the corresponding nuts on the inside. I can’t see how they would be likely to damage anything. I think there are videos on the Beachmaster NZ website. I bought two sets of studs and move the wheels between two dinghies as required.

Edit: Have a look at Beachmaster Boat Wheels Demonstration Videos for demo of folding and quick release/removal

ok they look excellent. With the least stuff staying on the boat, least fiddly to deploy, most sturdy, not massively more expensive than the simple ones. Damn it. I was hoping there would be nothing better than something I can easily make. Now I have to decide if i need something that good or if my own will do.

 

[Slowboat35]

Those Beachmasters look the mutts nuts (if Irish Rover will tolerate such smuttiness) - the lack of bulky mounts make them a winner imho.

 

[ianj99]

These are excellent. Quick to attach by slotting over the transom, and the dinghy is inverted for moving ( the wheels stick up above the top of the transom) . This does of course mean that the outboard has to be fitted before launching. I tried other type but they kept digging into the soft ground. The Pacer never gave any trouble at all with a 100kg mini rib.




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[catlotion]

Only one game in town for me:

Beachmaster wheels UK and Europe store Plenty of videos on them in use and showing the quick release option - highly recommended. It used to be necessary to import them but there do appear to be U.K. sources now for wheels the same or very similar.

Inflatable boat Launching Wheels | ivan-b-marine

Not the cheapest option, but several people I know have changed from other models after seeing and trying these.

Has anyone tried the beachmaster-type wheels from Ivan b or elsewherev in the UK? Keen to buy some but was wondering whether the copies are any good...

 

[Goldie]

Has anyone tried the beachmaster-type wheels from Ivan b or elsewherev in the UK? Keen to buy some but was wondering whether the copies are any good...

Having seen my Beachmasters, a friend has bought a pair of the wheels available from Ivan-b. So far, he’s impressed but has only just fitted them and the only test has been on his driveway!

 

[catlotion]

thanks Goldie - just what I was after. Was worried they might be a bad copy... can't really justify cost of importing the NZ ones and need some quick too!

 

[Adios]

thanks Goldie - just what I was after. Was worried they might be a bad copy... can't really justify cost of importing the NZ ones and need some quick too!

I just fitted a pair at the weekend and they seem well made. A tip though when you're fitting them drill each hole and do the bolt up fully before drilling the next hole. I put the bolts in to the nylon inserts but not fully wound tight and the slight difference has made the wheels tight to fit and remove, nearly had to redo a hole.

 

[yotter]

My top tip is to get solid tyres and not inflatable, its a main when you get a puncture, with a heavy dinghy and engine on the beach:-(

 

[Adios]

My top tip is to get solid tyres and not inflatable, its a main when you get a puncture, with a heavy dinghy and engine on the beach:-(

When I was thinking of making some I looked for suitable solid tyres and came across a British manufacturer called Greentyre in middlesborough. Their website has been down since a month ago when I phoned them and told them it was down which is displaying the typical world leading ambition of many British manufacturers I find. Anyway I got some info on the phone and they were quite heavy and of course lacked the positive buoyancy of chunky inflatable tyres, not sure how much difference it makes. When I saw how good the beachmasters were though it made more sense to buy them. I didn't realise they were copies when I ordered them, the mimicking down to the yellow sticker is no doubt intended to deceive. I was quite disappointed TBH but as its probably a small scale production and only he seems to be selling them at least I hope they are made here in the UK and the similar price is then fair.

 

[yotter]

When I was thinking of making some I looked for suitable solid tyres and came across a British manufacturer called Greentyre in middlesborough. Their website has been down since a month ago when I phoned them and told them it was down which is displaying the typical world leading ambition of many British manufacturers I find. Anyway I got some info on the phone and they were quite heavy and of course lacked the positive buoyancy of chunky inflatable tyres, not sure how much difference it makes. When I saw how good the beachmasters were though it made more sense to buy them. I didn't realise they were copies when I ordered them, the mimicking down to the yellow sticker is no doubt intended to deceive. I was quite disappointed TBH but as its probably a small scale production and only he seems to be selling them at least I hope they are made here in the UK and the similar price is then fair.

Not sure what is in my tyres, although solid, they still float, so probably some sort of foam. They are still flexible like an air filled tyre, so perform well on the beach. Cannot remember where I got them try googling wheel barrow wheels.

 

[Goldie]

Having seen my Beachmasters, a friend has bought a pair of the wheels available from Ivan-b. So far, he’s impressed but has only just fitted them and the only test has been on his driveway!

I saw these ‘copies’ for the first time today and although not side by side with mine (which are on the boat and I can’t get to them) they looked pretty well the same. If they’d been available when I bought my Beachmasters, I’d have saved some money, bought these and still been happy.