Launching inflatable boat from beach, but need wheels?
 

I have a question regarding the launching of inflatable boats and
transom wheels. I have an Achilles RIB inflatable (130 lbs), with
motor (60 lbs). I need to "carry" the boat up from the water onto
the beach above the high tide (this will be done on a typical beach in
the Puget Sound, and not on a boat ramp). This is impossible with one
person, and way too difficult even with two people to help carry the
boat to high ground.

What are my options for purchasing transom wheels?

Are the tires wide enough for our beaches in the Puget Sound (our low
tides give us a soft beach)?

Can they handle the stress of pulling them over the usual rocks (not
the huge ones of course), and through some softer ground that we
usually have with our low tides in the Puget Sound?

I'm considering the Davis Wheel-a-Weigh 16x6.5. The larger tires for
their width to help with our soft beaches.

Thank you,

Jake
Tacoma, WA

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I have a question regarding the launching of inflatable boats and
transom wheels. I have an Achilles RIB inflatable (130 lbs), with
motor (60 lbs). I need to "carry" the boat up from the water onto
the beach above the high tide (this will be done on a typical beach in
the Puget Sound, and not on a boat ramp). This is impossible with one
person, and way too difficult even with two people to help carry the
boat to high ground.

What are my options for purchasing transom wheels?

Are the tires wide enough for our beaches in the Puget Sound (our low
tides give us a soft beach)?

Can they handle the stress of pulling them over the usual rocks (not
the huge ones of course), and through some softer ground that we
usually have with our low tides in the Puget Sound?

I'm considering the Davis Wheel-a-Weigh 16x6.5. The larger tires for
their width to help with our soft beaches.

Thank you,

Jake
Tacoma, WA


They will work fine. See if the Eide wheels are wide enough. The Eide's
have spring loaded catch and are easier to flip the wheels up and down.
The Wheel-a-ways have a pin you have to remove and reinsert.

I just installed those wheels on my 13 foot inflatable, with a 18hp 4
stroke. Used them in upper NY state on a lake. Worked great. These are
very wide tires, need for sand. I bought them he

https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|294|101765&id=122336

Wayne


I have a question regarding the launching of inflatable boats and
transom wheels. I have an Achilles RIB inflatable (130 lbs), with
motor (60 lbs). I need to "carry" the boat up from the water onto
the beach above the high tide (this will be done on a typical beach in

Eide look like great tires (model Model 2200-10). I like the idea that
they are 10 inches in diameter vs. 16 inches of the Davis. They seem
wide enough (assuming they are 4 inches). While they may not have the
surface area of the Davis (their width and diameter or smaller), the
tires may do just the job on the low-tide beaches of the Puget Sound.
Plus they won't be as monsterous as the Davis 16x6.5 on a 10 foot
inflatable boat. Even though Davis has the 16x4, I don't like the
shape of the wheel. It is more oval shape, which would have less
initial surface area.