Dinghy tender pump

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Anyone used one of these to at least start the inflation of the dinghy tubes before completion of pressure by hand pump.

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I already have their batteries and trust their quality a whole lot more than made for the leisure market stuff so I bought one of these Milwaukee M18BBL-0 18v Compact 3-Speed Blower - Naked - Body Only 4002395004942 | eBay

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It comes with a long leaf blower attachment but also this 3 end part which perfectly fits a pump adaptor. I can inflate it with the valve in the closed position so i lose no air when i remove it. Has 3 speed settings the highest being around force 10. It then only needs a few pumps with a bravo foot pump to get up to pressure, as a back up I also have a "sup to car valve inflater" thing which if i'm feeling lazy will get it up to full pressure with no effort at all. DEWIN Sup Pump Adaptor - Inflatable Boat Pump Adaptor Inflatable Boat SUP Pump Adaptor With Standard Conventional Air Valve Attachment: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors

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Combined these 2 things are a fair bit cheaper than one of the dual pumps made for low then high pressure inflation which cost around £150 and which get terrible reviews for failing after a few uses
 
Use both as above with great results.
Although at one time I used to connect a hose from the car's exhaust to the valve. CO 2 or CO , never seemed to be a problem, ?
 
Mudisox said:
Use both as above with great results.
Although at one time I used to connect a hose from the car's exhaust to the valve. CO 2 or CO , never seemed to be a problem, ?
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Damn I love that! Didn't think of it but I should have knowing how some off-roading jack bags work like that
 
I case its useful info I wouldn't worry about buying something that has a deflating function. I find that useful on an inflatable kayak but on my SIB i tried sucking all the air out with the foot pump but that makes it too rigid to roll up neatly. Much better to fold in and roll it while its deflating with the valves open.
 
Mudisox said:
Use both as above with great results.
Although at one time I used to connect a hose from the car's exhaust to the valve. CO 2 or CO , never seemed to be a problem, ?
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I suppose if you deflate the dinghy on board you would have to be careful that the exhaust gas you had inflated it with ashore went over the side and not into the accommodation?
 
I've used one like this Air pump for years. At only a tenner or there abouts, great value and does the same job as the £100+ ones except for the last few manual foot pumps to get to pressure.
 
ctva said:
I've used one like this Air pump for years. At only a tenner or there abouts, great value and does the same job as the £100+ ones except for the last few manual foot pumps to get to pressure.
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Is that working for RIB weight inflatable tubes? I wondered if they would have enough grunt to lift the material. Otherwise agree majority of the work is done with a low pressure pump then its not much volume needing to be added for the getting it to the higher pressure.
 
trevbouy said:
Anyone used one of these to at least start the inflation of the dinghy tubes before completion of pressure by hand pump.

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Yes, it’s excellent. Downside is the rather loud noise. It comes with a range of adapters which aren’t really designed for inflatables . I have to hold the best fitting one against the inflation point. You need a foot pump for the last bit. The other upside is there is a deflator nozzle on the side which really does pull all the air out and makes the tender much easier to roll up. Comes with a mains lead as well as the cigar one. It’s a lead acid battery so you have to keep it charged up.
 
Athomson said:
Is that working for RIB weight inflatable tubes? I wondered if they would have enough grunt to lift the material. Otherwise agree majority of the work is done with a low pressure pump then its not much volume needing to be added for the getting it to the higher pressure.
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I think the tubes on my Seago 270 Airdeck are possibly around 2.5psi.
 
ctva said:
I think the tubes on my Seago 270 Airdeck are possibly around 2.5psi.
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I was more thinking of the weight of the material itself being quite heavy so would require some force to lift it. But i see the material on those is heavy duty so if it works then that would be good enough for most other SIBs. Probably a bit slower than my Milwaukee but at a 10th of the price that sounds like a good deal. Compact too
 
Athomson said:
How many times have you used it? I read so many reviews saying they fail after a few uses I discounted them. Is it ok for a good few goes?
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I use it regularly to inflate a 2.4m tender. I like that I can set the pressure and it cuts off at that point, so I can be doing other things during the inflation
 
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