Dinghy Trolley Wheel Set Up Ideas!

[Zagato]

I'm not paying £130 for the transom wheels in chandlers and the small grey plastic dolly wheels for £60 are too small to go over stony/rocky ground so I'm starting with wheels for £7 each Anyone done a DIY job?

http://www.castors-online.co.uk/aca..._wheel_replacments_and_for_manufacturers.html

Might be able to attach a kayak trolley, had one of these for my kayak. £54 sounds better than £130 and there is more to it! 4 'U' bolts and job done... wheels not that far apart though for balance

http://www.cornwall-canoes.co.uk/equipment/canoe-trolleys.htm

2 lengths of angle iron with an axle and two £7 wheels could be the way forward with pins for quick detachment! Anyone else made something similar up?

 

[VicS]

You might also look at what various trailer parts suppliers have to offer

http://www.autow.com/trailer-parts/trailer-wheels/truck-trolley-wheels

http://www.trailertek.com/acatalog/Launching_trolley_wheels.html

For rough ground pneumatic tyres will be better if you can use them.

My dinghy has two grey plastic wheels that my father found near a supermarket trolley park. AFAIK they did not have a trolley attached when he found them.

 

[Zagato]

Thanks VicS, the trickiest bit is making an axle - digging around to find a bit of tubing/rod that will fit the hole of chosen wheels - need a morning rummage I think this time in the shed Tailgate pins might do for the wheels also!

 

[Seajet]

Zagato,

unless the ground at the slip is really rough or it's a heavy dinghy avoid pneumatic tyres and go for the solid ' Sandhopper ' jobs; they're susceptible to UV sunlight over a few years but the inflatable ones float the trolley under the dinghy and it's a right pain getting the boat off.

 

[lw395]

I think B&Q sell conduit that functions as an axle.
Failing that, try metal supermarket.
I happen to have a pair of heavy solid rubber wheels about 10 inch diameter by about 5 inch wide if you really want wheels that won't float. Came on a trolley that I've put pneumatics on.
TBH, pneumatics probably the way to go, weight of outboard will sink them.

 

[Lakesailor]

Sandhopper wheels. (Buy them at an agricultural engineers. They are called bale trailer wheels)
Bit of 1" steel bar about £5, same place. Welded a couple of bits of angle iron on as brackets.

(this is my dinghy launch trollt, upside down of course)

 

[onesea]

Personally I do not like the sand hopper type, flat firm and small stone (chain) can cause problem. I would go pneumatic also I would probably pay 100 odd pounds for something like these.

http://www.polymarine.com/archives/477
http://www.securefixdirect.com/launching-wheels-for-boat-folding-type---dinghy--marine--rib--stainless-steel-3870-p.asp

I have used similar in the past and they are good. It set right and approaching slip I used to drop them down with engine down. Wheels would touch before engine .

Protected outboard as well, could do same for launching... No trolley to mess with protection for outboard, well worth considering.

I know still allot of money

 

[single]

You will need-
Offcut of upvc window sill
length of electrical plastic conduit/pipe
20mm thread bar
A few ss bolts,penny washers,nuts.

Easy,cheap,light and won't corrode.

Or go posh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dEggV6x6Sc

 

[Zagato]

Thanks for the ideas, I'm going to B&Q this morning anyway. I also have a folding dinghy trolley which.....well it's a shame to butcher it but I might be able to use something off it.

Two lengths of box section with a wheel at the bottom seems the way to go as in the £130 examples, They can be made much cheaper (£30) and made to slot into brackets so they can just be pulled out and thrown in the dinghy (the folding trolley is to big and heavy).

I'll put a pick up when I have made it up - it won't be for a while, I have kitchen to install first

 

[biscuit]

I have used one of these for some years: it works fine on my Plastimo 260, and being quickly removable doesnt interfere with stowing the dinghy on board

http://www.h2okayaks.com/engine/shop/product/C11400/Small+Boat+Trolley

 

[Zagato]

That looks promising 'Biscuit' and at a very good price for £30 Thanks for that, may save a lot of time in the shed... It could be converted or used as is - EDIT very small though, ground clearance etc.

 

[geoffatstanpit]

This works for me. It swivels so I can get it through the gate between my house and the beach.

 

[Zagato]

Is there a slot in the bottom of the wood or have you got brackets the otherside?

Nice Avon - Oh dear, I like em so much a thought ran through my mind of starting up an Avon owners club......NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Such a classic boat though.

Avon polo shirts, Avon Club Burgees, Avon mugs........... time to get a life and go to work.

 

[Billjratt]

Having bought a pair of barrow wheels from Aldi for our heavy RIB, I'm all agog watching this thread to see how to join them on....
I envisage a double-articulated arm on each to keep them clear of the engine once launched, but need to keep the weight down as the RIB lives on davits.
I will post any progress I make - am interested in yours!

 

[Zagato]

Billjratt it maybe easier to make slot in one's of some design (U bolts!) that you pull out easily - just a thought.

Just a warning the trolley in the previous link for £30 looks pretty small, 8cm wide wheels and only 41cm high. It may not give enough ground clearance for those with tubes going past the rear of the transom! The low axle may also be no good for going over rougher ground as it's probably only 10-13cm off the ground.

http://www.h2okayaks.com/engine/shop/product/C11400/Small+Boat+Trolley

Best bet for me is the kayak trolley for £54 (top picture)
http://www.cornwall-canoes.co.uk/equipment/canoe-trolleys.htm

I had one on my kayak that just pulls out, doesn't float the kayak nor will it the tender, adjusts and packs up small, big enough wheels for rough ground etc. 4 U Bolts for the uprights to slot into and job done as the transom will fit on the angle part!

 

[geoffatstanpit]

Is there a slot in the bottom of the wood or have you got brackets the otherside?

Neither - I drilled 13mm right through (half-way from each side). Not a good idea as it is now splitting and will soon drop off (after 10 years). U-bolts would have been a better idea.

 

[Zagato]

Just come across these wheels from BMC inflatables that look exactly the same as the ones from Chandlers (same picture) but are £68 not £129 They do even cheaper ones which have different but still good size wheels. Bravo pumps a good price also...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sm-FOLDIN...tEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item230e1a98ca

 

[VicS]

Just come across these wheels from BMC inflatables that look exactly the same as the ones from Chandlers (same picture) but are £68 not £129 They do even cheaper ones which have different but still good size wheels. Bravo pumps a good price also...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sm-FOLDIN...tEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item230e1a98ca

Ah but the ebay ones are priced £68 each The chadlery ones are £129 for the pair.
By the time you have also paid two lots of p&p for the ebay ones they'll be an expensive choice compared with popping into Force4 as you go past.

 

[Zagato]

Are you sure Vics, in the other picture it shows two wheels and legs and reads 'wheels' in the description.

EDIT - Just called him they are for the pair and they do cheaper ones still, just depends if you want S/S or ali legs, which type of wheels etc. That is a much more realistic price compared to the £129 from Chandlers - yeesh!

Good service answering the phone at 8pm.

 

[VicS]

Are you sure Vics, in the other picture it shows two wheels and legs and reads 'wheels' in the description.

EDIT - Just called him they are for the pair and they do cheaper ones still, just depends if you want S/S or ali legs, which type of wheels etc. That is a much more realistic price compared to the £129 from Chandlers - yeesh!

Good service answering the phone at 8pm.

You missed the winking smiley although I did wonder about them.