What kind of high PSI air pump for your inflatable?

[mooseknuckles]

Well I'v determined that my Saturn 12ft inflatable is no where inflated enough while I am trying to run my 9.9 behind it. Apparantly this "underinflated" problem is more common than I imagined. So, I finally purchased a 15psi gauge in order to hopefully achieve the recommended PSI which is as follows:

tubes 3.6
keel 5.8
air floor 10

My question is this, I have a LVM electric that I use to get the boat tight, then hand top off the rest. I think my issued hand pump (cheaper quality) may be dying, so I am looking for a decent hand pump that will inflate to at least 10psi and not break the wallet. Any recommendations?

 

[jspringator]

Re: What kind of high PSI air pump for your inflatable?

I bought an electric Bravo which pumps up everything without a manual pump, but this site has all types.

http://www.waterstrider.com/raft-air-pumps.htm

ON EDIT: If you decide to go all electric, go on and get the one with the built in battery. The car battery isn't always convenient to where you wan to inflate your boat.

 

[deejaycee_2000]

Re: What kind of high PSI air pump for your inflatable?

I found that the normal hand pumps will never pump up the inflatable to the desired pressure, after so many years of racing inflatable boats I use a normal air compressor (don't trust the pressure gauge on the inflater gun though) as this is the best and easiest way ....

 

[kandil]

Re: What kind of high PSI air pump for your inflatable?

Hi check this one out I got it from west marine you well need to get the right fitting for your saturn.you could use your electric pump and finish off with this double action pump it cost about $33 this is the link
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...true&storeNum=5005&subdeptNum=10&classNum=133
Or you can pump it as hard as you can and place it in the sun for 1 hour and you should have the right presure.

 

[Thunderduck]

Re: What kind of high PSI air pump for your inflatable?

Scuba Tank works great - portable and cheap to fill. Buy a welders gauge to check pressure (Tractor Supply, Sears, hardware store).

 

[mthieme]

Re: What kind of high PSI air pump for your inflatable?

I have a shop size air compressor in my shop which I use.