Designed to enable one man launching of inflatable boat, dinghy, tender. Constructed of heavy-duty marine grade anodized aluminium. Comes with a heavy-duty, all-terrain wheels 12" in diameter by 3" width.
Replacement tubes model 410-350-6 TR87 about $7 and sold in K-Mart, Sears and Ebay.
CAUTION: The launching wheels are not designed to be towed behind a vehicle. Damage may occur and will void the warranty. If you need to tow boat behind your car, get used Jet Ski trailer on Craigslist.com or local classifieds.
Question: Can I use this wheels to tow boat behind my car?
Answer: No, this wheels are only designed to go short distance from parking lot to beach or boat ramp, etc. It is illegal to tow boat behind car using this type of wheels.
Question: How this wheels work?
Answer: Wheel assembly can be locked in lower position for towing, upper position during boat operation, or can be completely disconnected from transom bracket for boat deflation and storage.
Question: What if I have wooden brackets holding floor on a way of bolts?
Answer: You can either drill new holes in aluminum bracket, so that do not drill through components you don't want to drill through, or you can drill through those components, and get longer bolts if needed in local hardware store.
Below video posted on YouTube by customer. It shows custom DIY modification of dinghy wheel system that we sell. We do not sell modified parts. Please note that install on narrow boats, such as KaBoats, might require non standard DIY install. Please see Attachments tab for more information.
Replacement wheels and tubes can be purchased on Amazon or Ebay, see links below: