Electric Dingy Inflator/Pump

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My Rule dingy inflator has just given up the ghost after 15 years of use. Before I rush out and buy another one are there any other products on the market that you would recommend?
Requirements are that it pumps up a 2.6m dingy relatively quickly and to a reasonable pressure.
 
xcw said:
My Rule dingy inflator has just given up the ghost after 15 years of use. Before I rush out and buy another one are there any other products on the market that you would recommend?
Requirements are that it pumps up a 2.6m dingy relatively quickly and to a reasonable pressure.
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I have one of these, 20 years old and still good. Inflates very quickly with no need to use a manual pump to finish to obtain a good pressure. Rule LVM ID-20 High-Speed Inflator Deflator Air Pump 12v if this is the same model you have then if I were you I would buy this again.

www.solocoastalsailing.co.uk
 
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I use a Coleman hand held pump. It’s got a small integrated lead acid battery and gets the dinghy up to “full but soft” and then about 2 or 3 strokes of the foot pump per chamber sorts it. It also deflates very effectively. Much cheaper than the hard wired ones. It’s called Coleman quick pump and it’s red. Laughingly £45 at a chandlery and about £15 from camping shops.
 
We bought am Amazon paddleboard pump recently. It pumps the dinghy, including itks HP floor, to full pressure in about 6 minutes. Very pleased with it. We use it plugged into the car and the boat, either way, our dinghy is firmer and better than it ever was with a foot pump. £80, well spent.
 
stuartwineberg said:
I use a Coleman hand held pump. It’s got a small integrated lead acid battery and gets the dinghy up to “full but soft” and then about 2 or 3 strokes of the foot pump per chamber sorts it. It also deflates very effectively. Much cheaper than the hard wired ones. It’s called Coleman quick pump and it’s red. Laughingly £45 at a chandlery and about £15 from camping shops.
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I use a Coleman 12v plug in but need to top up with a foot pump. I can't find a rechargeable one for £15, only the 12v or D cell version.
 
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davidpbo said:
Not the ones I have found, can you provide a link please? I can find 12v plug in and D cell versions for around that price but the rechargeable ones seem to be around £45.
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Apologies, you are correct. They have clearly diversified the range. The one with the integral batteries are indeed now about £45, the £15 ones are cigar lighter plug in only. You could get a long extension lead to run from the 12v on the boat.
 
We have a couple of SUP's and just bought an Aqua Marina Aircat 3.35 dinghy.
I did some research on pumps and bought the OutdoorMaster Shark electric pump. I was well reviewed and comes in cheaper than the Bravo pumps. Auto-shut off, active cooling and a long lead/hose are good. Negatives are that it only has a 12V cigarette socket on it, so if you want to connect directly to a battery you would need to make an adaptor lead or change the connector.
It is quiet and fast, easily inflates the dinghy and SUP's to full pressure. Not the cheapest out there, but far from the most expensive and seems good quality. I don't abuse it or let it get wet so I expect it to last a decent amount of time.
Overall, I can recommend and would buy again. OutdoorMaster Shark pump - Amazon
 
I have a Bravo BTP12 and it works very well. However, the distructions caution against using a 12V cigarette connector, saying it'll pull too much current and melt the car's wiring. Now I have a PHEV, I need to used the 12V connector in the fuse box, rather than connect to a normal car battery. Having said that, there are 12V cigarette connectors that are rated higher in the boot area, but the specifications on the unit say a max current of 20A (which seems huge) and is still more than the uprated 12v supply sockets.
 
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I got one of these

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Bravo GE 20 Rechargeable Electric Pump | Force 4 Chandlery

a few years ago when recovering from open heart surgery. It's heavy, and the price is a bit eye-watering, but it pumps up our dinghy a good bit quicker than I can do it, and can be recharged from a cigar lighter or the mains. Just don't throw it in a corner and leave it uncharged over winter, the lead-acid battery won't like it.
 
Not electric, but we bought a couple of Red paddleboards last year and I use the hand pump from them. Works at high volume with the two cylinders engaged and then flip to one. That said, the paddle boards run at 15-20psi, boats at 2-5. The pump is really fast and easy. And quiet. Just offering an alternative.
 
I too have a Bravo 12, running off a cigarette lighter socket. It does need to be connected directly to the socket, plugging it in to a shared line does tend to terminate the fuse at the socket (5A). That said - its great, must be 20 year old, if their modern equivalents have the same performance then that's what I would get. A cut off pressure can be set, no need to finish off manually.
 
Two years ago we got one of these for our 2.6m dinghy, after discounting the Bravos because of their steep price:-

20PSI Electric Pump 12V Double Stage SUP Air Pump for Kayak Paddle Board UK | eBay

Just set the desired pressure, set it running, and it cuts off when the dinghy is fully inflated (which takes about 5-6 mins for our two chambers). It's brilliant and we often getting people asking where we got it from.

Our boat is on a swinging mooring, and this pump meant we were going to our boat every week within 15mins of arriving in the car, rather going to it after 35-40mins all hot, sweaty and out of breath!
 
LadyInBed said:
I see on point in sending £80-£250! on a 12v pump. For less than half the price you could buy two lilo 12v pumps and fill both tubes at the same time if it's speed your after.
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After which, you pump the tubes up to pressure with your foot pump. Our dinghy has an inflatable HP floor, a lilo pump barely makes that the right shape.
 
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