Which electric pump to inflate tender/large water toys

[jfm]

I recommend the Bravo. Brilliant machine; very fast. Needs 230v though as hurricane said, so you need inverter or genset running
I just realised there are several Bravos. Maybe they're all good; I don't know. I have the one linked to in Hurricane's post above

 

[mparrish]

It appears that all the Bavo ones are pretty good. I bought this one
http://marinedirect.co.uk/bravo-btp12-manometer-p-466.html
Can set the pressure you want to achieve and leave it to get on with it. We use it with a small 12v scooter battery making the whole setup portable and not requiring mains power. It even inflates our standup paddleboard to nearly 15 psi - just requires the last bit of inflation with a 'manual' pump.

 

[Nick_H]

We have one of the 4 man sofas - believe me you need a good pump for these

Anyway, we use one of these pumps to inflate it
http://www.jobesports.com/heavy-duty-pump-410205001/
Even this can overheat after completely inflating the sofa.

This year, I bought a Bravo 220 pump for the RIB (JFM recommendation)
I've tried it a couple of times on the new Novurania and it works well.
I can't remember where I bought it but this is the one on Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bravo-220...40-volt-MAINS-Air-Pump-Inflator-/171650787488

Note that both these pumps are 220v/240v AC so you will need a generator or shore supply to run them.
IMO, these two pumps have two very different operations.
The Jobe one that I use for the sofa delivers a much larger volume - using a 2 inch hose
Whereas the Bravo 220 can handle the much higher pressures that a RIB requires.

I bought that Bravo pump, and it inflates OK, but the outlet side is different diameter to the inlet, and the adapter supplied doesn't fit either side, so you can't use it to deflate stuff, which i like to do so that everything packs away smaller.

Am i missing something?

 

[Hurricane]

I bought that Bravo pump, and it inflates OK, but the outlet side is different diameter to the inlet, and the adapter supplied doesn't fit either side, so you can't use it to deflate stuff, which i like to do so that everything packs away smaller.

Am i missing something?

As I said above, Nick, this is the pump that I use for our inflatables (not RIBs)
http://www.jobesports.com/heavy-duty-pump-410205001/
It has a similar connection for the inlet as the outlet so you can use it to deflate.
Having said that, I get better results (especially with the sofa) when I lay it out on a flat surface and roll it (several times) towards the air inlet/outlet.
The sofa has a large unscrewable valve which makes it easier to let the air out.
Same thing applies to the ringo that we keep on board.