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Karlos

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#7 5 Aug 2026 at 3.43pm

There were some posts about this here:
LINKY POO™ https://www.carpforum.co.uk/Shared/Messages.asp?TopicID=450290

I got a Raptor Airdeck X-Wide 2.7m at the weekend.
It came with the pump they sell
LINKY POO™ https://raptorboats.nl/en/producten/raptor-automatische-12v-drukpomp/

I found my £30 LIDL effort was just as good as the £100+ effort...and I was able to run the LIDL one off a battery which was handy. The pump from Raptor has crocodile clips which I put onto a big LiPo.

They both offer an upper PSI/bar limit so you can turn them on and let them turn off automagically when they get to the correct pressure.

nickyp

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#6 5 Aug 2026 at 3.37pm

In reply to Post #5
Just got a 12v pump off amazon for about £100. You need one that displays the PSI/BAR pressures so you can inflate the boat correctly. As others have mentioned, an airdeck floor usally needs inflating much higher than the individual boat tubes. I previously had the Nash 240 and from memory i'm sure the chambers were 25kpa (0.25 bar) and the floor was 68kpa (0.69 bar).

LochLondon

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#5 5 Aug 2026 at 8.38am

In reply to Post #1
Make sure you get a SUP pump that rates up to the required PSI for the boat tubes & the inflatable floor - floor is usually higher & need it to be rock hard for it to do it's job

Loads of options on Amazon and the like, I bought a cheap one first for 50ish from memory, lasted me a couple of seasons of trips (multiple inflate/deflate each time, plus transport boat & mat) before packing up. Invested in a proper one that was 100ish and it's done a season and a half without fault

The_Andyman

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#4 3 Aug 2026 at 3.26pm

If you mean their SUP pump then I should think so as it goes to 45psi

LINKY POO™ https://www.flextail.com/products/evo-sup-pump-200-fast-sup-inflation-lightweight-to-carry

If you mean their sleeping pad pumps then as Vossy says, you'll probably not get high enough pressure, but could just finish it off with a hand or foot pump

vossy1

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#3 3 Aug 2026 at 2.01pm

In reply to Post #1
Depends on the Flextail pump, you'll need to make sure its PSI output can inflate the boat to its required PSI 👍

Hitman

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#2 3 Aug 2026 at 1.37pm

Don’t know about flextail but when I had mine I used a small 12v one and it was spot on probably took 5minutes from memory it was a Raptor x wide 👍

bashmeister

Posts: 624

#1 3 Aug 2026 at 12.47pm

I'm getting either a 180/230 size dinghy....would one of those flextail pumps do the job or do I need something with a bit more oomph?
TIA


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