Dinghy Wheels

[Fat Freddie]

I use a 2.5 meter rib as a tender. If you are on your own this is pretty heavy to drag up a beach or slipway. I am considering getting some dinghy wheels but the only ones I can find are very small, about 5" diameter. These seem a bit small to me. Anyone have experience using these small wheels or can anyone tell me where I might get bigger ones.

 

[sailorman]

I use a 2.5 meter rib as a tender. If you are on your own this is pretty heavy to drag up a beach or slipway. I am considering getting some dinghy wheels but the only ones I can find are very small, about 5" diameter. These seem a bit small to me. Anyone have experience using these small wheels or can anyone tell me where I might get bigger ones.

bigger wheels on wheel barrows these can be bought from builders merchants

 

[Matt341]

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217832&highlight=dinghy+launching+wheels

As mentioned in that advert, the wheels are very big, about wheel barrow size.

We used to have the small hollow launching wheels and they were ok but I found the dinghy a lot easier with the bigger inflatable wheels.

Ian.

 

[yoda]

I have seen the big wheels in numerous on line suppliers. They are great and you never go back, well worth the money. Google 'Dinghy launching wheels', I found them from £54 on ebay upwards.

Yoda

 

[jimmyss]

go into a yacht club dinghy yard... offer £50 to a student for his (lazer) launching trolley........... they will sell

 

[ribdriver]

I have seen the big wheels in numerous on line suppliers. They are great and you never go back, well worth the money. Google 'Dinghy launching wheels', I found them from £54 on ebay upwards.

Yoda

£54?! should be about £10 each - try Northern Tools