Dinghy inflator

[dimdav]

The LVM/Rule inflators are expensive but are excellent. http://www.force4.co.uk/rule-12v-hi...g_OS--t9X-I4t14_VuAaAsYWEALw_wcB#.WcGFkSfTXxA

I have had mine for 15 years. It is rather noisy but is very quick and unlike many of the cheaper ones it inflates to a good hard pressure so does not need a foot inflator to finish the job.

Www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk

Totally agree with you. I've also had mine 15 years. Reliable throughout and get the dingy rock hard in around 20-30sec per chamber so 1 min all in max. Another benefit is reversing the flow and getting it deflated to vacuum pack flatness in around the same time. Cant recommend them highly enough.

 

[Normalfornorfolk]

Double acting hand pumps make foot pumps look like toys (which they are). Much faster, much less effort, easier. Win all round.
Mine also sucked which was handy for flattening the dink completely after use.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_s...-keywords=dinghy+inflation+pumo+double+acting

 

[Poecheng]

My batteries are not that accessible either, so I have run thick wiring to a +/- pair of studs accessible above the engine that I can clip any accessory to. eg battery charger, pump etc. Nevertheless I prefer a proper socket.

I use the Force 4 Rule/LVM and it needs no top up, so I can keep the handpump tucked somewhere out of the way. It also avoids having to find a place where the dinghy can be inflated and I can stand and pump.

I have no air deck so I can't comment on that. Is an airdeck inflated to a much higher pressure?

Thanks Chewi
I did think about such studs - have them on my Merc - but thought there might be hilarious consequences if I put them in the cockpit somehow. If they are far apart the wires will be everywhere; if they are close together in the cockpit ( a litttle cubby I don't yet have? or down by the transom gate) then hilarity might ensue.
Researched the Bulgin range last night and think I might have found something to do the trick.

 

[chewi]

Thanks Chewi
I did think about such studs - have them on my Merc - but thought there might be hilarious consequences if I put them in the cockpit somehow. If they are far apart the wires will be everywhere; if they are close together in the cockpit ( a litttle cubby I don't yet have? or down by the transom gate) then hilarity might ensue.
Researched the Bulgin range last night and think I might have found something to do the trick.

100mm apart is enough to prevent the clips shorting against one another, and hidden behind the engine cover is protected from the weather and accidental shorts.
I don't like the bulgin buccaneer as used in st2000+ etc as it has a fine plastic thread to hold in position.maybe a waterproof version of an XLR clip in plug as originally fitted as a charging lead to my mother's mobility cart.