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Old 02 October 2016, 12:16   #1
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Opinions please (SIB wheels)

I need some transom wheel for my new SIB.
These seem to be a good price. Any opinions?

Boat Transom Launching Wheels ° foldable ° Inflatable Dinghy ° EasyTrans GB ° | eBay


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Old 02 October 2016, 16:08   #2
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Ade if you look on Barnett marine site they have a full range I bought the Heavy duty set and very pleased with them.

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Old 02 October 2016, 16:25   #3
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Ade I would buy better as you are supporting a very nice 20hp!

If you want fold up types that stay on the transom while under way probably the best are the Trem HD with the lower locating lugs that give extra support.

They are the ones shown fitted to my SIB in post #23 on this thread...

http://www.rib.net/forum/f50/trem-hd...tec-69303.html
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Old 02 October 2016, 17:49   #4
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+1 for the Trem / Honwave with the lug. Expensive but worth every penny especially over rough ground.
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The danard wheels look the most impressive to me.
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Old 22 October 2016, 20:41   #6
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Guys, these Trem wheels are on offer on gael force

Trem Launching Wheels | Gael Force Marine

My Excel Volante 360SD is 55kg and the Engine 44kg.
So I'm assuming the 100kg set will be fine but what about the length?

560mm or 760mm

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Hi Adey.. I dont use transom wheels so only guessing.. but I think I would go for the heavier set. I had them at one time and they worked ok.

You mention your SIB and engine weigh 100 kg.. but unless you want to carry your fuel..anchor and other gear separately..that weight could easily add another 30kg to your expected weight. Boats also tend to have some water in them on landing..so perhaps add some more weight there too ?

Perhaps 100kg wheels will still support that lot ..but at that price..I would want to make sure.

Just a thought...
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Agree with Gurnard. If you set your SIB up as you might have it on the water then you will find it too bow heavy for comfort when moving on its wheels. In our case with a 44kg engine and 45kg boat we put the fuel tank, anchor bag and all the kit right at the transom while we wheel it to the water so probably exceed a safe load for 100kg wheels given the forces applied to the legs when in soft ground or over potholes.
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Old 06 November 2016, 17:48   #9
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Well I'm glad I didn't have the money to buy the wheels a while back.
The heavy duty set have just been reduced to £134.99 inc delivery!
So I've now ordered them

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Old 09 November 2016, 21:57   #10
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The wheels arrived today. I didn't expect that they'd be double wheels!
They look extremely well made and very strong.
I'm just stressing a bit now, hoping that they'll fit ok and give enough room for the engine to move freely.
I'm going to inflate the boat this weekend, mount the engine and then check them for size.
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Old 09 November 2016, 23:07   #11
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That's weird... never seen any like those before. They must be quite heavy and may well get in the way of the outboard turning when flipped up. They will also have too much flotation to easily operate.

I'd want to swap them for the normal HD ones.
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Well as you can see, no way are those wheels going to fit.
In fact, I can't see any transom wheels fitting.
Not every boat has the extra material at the back.
I assume it's to minimise the splash into the boat.
Any ideas? Might end up getting a small collapsible trailer

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Opinions please (SIB wheels)

Adey,
Looking good buddy, that's a real smart motor you've got there. 👍
Don't take this the wrong way but engine looks a little low in the photos, although appreciate difficult to tell - best performance usually attained with AV plate either level or max 25mm below transom at keel.
Sorry you're having probs with wheels, they are a real pain on lots of boats. Have you considered Beachmasters from NZ, not cheap but pretty impressive and mega compact.
http://www.beachmaster.co.nz/
If you've got room to transport and fancy a launch trolley as an alternative I've got one of these kicking around;
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150420217391
you can have it for £50 collected if of any use.
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You can replace the bolts with drop nose pins so the wheels are quick release to save interfering with the webs and engine or swap out for ones that fit.
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Hello,

I have problems also with the space to turn the motor, so I put them in the the most possible near the tubes, it works fine an they are very strong,,, boat, motor plus gear,, +/- 200 kg...

a picture,,, the local is an online store in Spain, Accesorio Nautico > Productos de Accesorios Nautico - Tienda n?utica online

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Hi

I also ordered these wheels and received the type with 2 wheels on each leg

I contacted gael marine to see why the wheels i recieved were not as advertised and they told me this :
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'The wheels that you actually have are also Trem and are model number, Trems model number is 0 08 04 080.

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These wheels are also more expensive but on this occasion as the fault lies with us we would not charge you any extra on this occasion.* Alternatively if they are not suitable then we would of course refund your returns postage'

*I'll probably just fit them but i'm not looking forward trying to get them submerged when landing!
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>>>*I'll probably just fit them but i'm not looking forward trying to get them submerged when landing!

Indeed... they will be very hard to get down in the water!
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Well as you can see, no way are those wheels going to fit.
In fact, I can't see any transom wheels fitting.
Not every boat has the extra material at the back.
I assume it's to minimise the splash into the boat.
Any ideas? Might end up getting a small collapsible trailer

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Yes nice looking boat and engine there.

Why didn't you just get the wheels sold by Terry at Excel? Guaranteed to work I've yet to fit mine I'll have some pics soon.

P.S. maybe it's possible to cut the second wheel off? Careful planning needed.
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Old 01 December 2016, 22:57   #19
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I've had a refund now.
I'm getting a small 'hand pull' style trailer from forum member Ian.
I'll see how I get in with that before considering transom wheels again.
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I know fenlander, I find one wheel enough of a pain. On the plus side it will be good for spreading the weight on soft sand.

Can't actually find these double wheels for sale anywhere, bit strange.
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