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Old 20 April 2015, 15:07   #1
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Inflatable thwart seat

I have just purchased a 60cm grey inflatable thwart seat for my dinghy. It is pretty standard being shaped like a circular tube rounded at each end with a Halkey Roberts adaptor for inflating. No instructions so what pressure do you inflate to? Is it the same as tubes maximum 2.9 -3.2psi or just until comfortable to sit on?
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Inflate the dinghy, put the seat in, inflate it til it doesn't move when you sit on it.

Rock hard works best for rowing.
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Many thanks for the information
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Depends on how big your bum is.
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Large, very LARGE....I will blow it up to 25psi and work back from that....
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That is as much as I put in my van tyres.
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I am looking for an inflatable thwart for a Wetline 320 RIG Dinghy. With the tubes pumped up I reckon the gap for the thwart between tubes is around 69cm I can only find 60cm long ones and I don't expect over inflating will make up the 9cm difference. Does anyone here know where else I could look please?
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I am looking for an inflatable thwart for a Wetline 320 RIG Dinghy. With the tubes pumped up I reckon the gap for the thwart between tubes is around 69cm I can only find 60cm long ones and I don't expect over inflating will make up the 9cm difference. Does anyone here know where else I could look please?
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I have a takacat inflatable cat, which comes supplied with a cylindrical inflatable thwart, similar to that described. It also has Halkey Roberts valve, and recommended pressure is 3 psi max. I find that too hard for me, and reduce it slightly. You may be able to get one from Ribs marine, Christchurch, Dorset, who are importers
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