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Old 10 March 2020, 11:58   #1
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Trem Inflatable Rollers

Hi Guys,
First post on here.
Has anyone any experience of using Trem Inflatable Boat Rollers for beaching a rib.
Do a bit of island hopping and use small harbours, staying overnight. So ability to pull boat clear of tide would be ace.
The Rib is a 5.5m and comes in about 600kg all up.
These are the rollers I was looking at https://www.marinesuperstore.com/tenders-accessories/tender-accessories/trem-inflatable-boat-roller
Anyone have any experience of using these?
Or any other considerations?
TIA
Jimmy
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Old 10 March 2020, 12:15   #2
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We used to use similar inflatable rollers @300mm OD to pull a 4M Flatacraft up and down a beach without damaging the Hull.

They are very effective, reduce the effort considerably, and obviously keep the hull in better shape on a gravel beach.
Team work and a steady pace is required to ensure whoever is collecting the rollers out the Stern and putting them under the Bow isn’t overtaken.

But, beware underestimating how much effort will be required to move it up any sort of slope, and importantly keep it from rolling backwards if progress stops for any reason.

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Old 10 March 2020, 12:27   #3
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Thanks Nasher.

Some good points there.

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Harry Dwyer tried these with his 4m Searider. One of them burst on something sharp:

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