Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are there
any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this significant?
Thx for the help... John

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

Jet Red wrote:
I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are there
any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this significant?
Thx for the help... John


Since a Zodiac is made by gluing a bunch of pieces together, there is no
damage that cannot be repaired.

Never try to invent a method of repair.

Contact a good inflatable boat dealer (such as Tradewinds
www.twimarine.com) Buy a can of glue and a piece of material and follow
the directions.

Here's some more info.
http://www.rivermarine.com/ZODIAC/ZOD13.HTM

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

Jim wrote:

Jet Red wrote:

I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are
there any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this
significant? Thx for the help... John

Since a Zodiac is made by gluing a bunch of pieces together, there is no
damage that cannot be repaired.

Never try to invent a method of repair.

Contact a good inflatable boat dealer (such as Tradewinds
www.twimarine.com) Buy a can of glue and a piece of material and follow
the directions.

Here's some more info.
http://www.rivermarine.com/ZODIAC/ZOD13.HTM

By the way, I once bought an inflatable that had a 22 pound Danforth
stuck through it when it was folded up.

I followed the directions I was given by Tradewinds, the repair worked
beautifully. They have a great repair guy who gives good advice.

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

check the date on the glue before buying.. I also prefer the 2 part to
the 1 part.



Jim wrote:

Jim wrote:

Jet Red wrote:

I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are
there any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this
significant? Thx for the help... John

Since a Zodiac is made by gluing a bunch of pieces together, there is
no damage that cannot be repaired.

Never try to invent a method of repair.

Contact a good inflatable boat dealer (such as Tradewinds
www.twimarine.com) Buy a can of glue and a piece of material and
follow the directions.

Here's some more info.
http://www.rivermarine.com/ZODIAC/ZOD13.HTM

By the way, I once bought an inflatable that had a 22 pound Danforth
stuck through it when it was folded up.

I followed the directions I was given by Tradewinds, the repair worked
beautifully. They have a great repair guy who gives good advice.

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

Jet Red writes:

I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long.

PVC or Hypalon or what?

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

"Jet Red" wrote in message
m...
I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are there
any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this
significant? Thx for the help... John

I don't know if I'd bother with those special purpose, ie. expensive,
inflatable repair glues. The latest repair I did on my PVC Bombard used 3M
4200 and the patch is stuck on fine. Previous attempts with the special
glues were less successful even though I followed the directions, primed the
surfaces, etc.
If it were my boat I'd coat a large patch with 4200, slip it inside the
deflated boat and position it to cover the slit. Weight the boat down with
books or whatever to make it lie flat and leave it for a week. Then coat a
small patch with 4200 and place it on the outside to cover the slight.
Probably end up being the strongest part of the boat.

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

Jet Red wrote:
I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are there
any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this significant?
Thx for the help... John

I have a zodiac inflatable myself that I put a small tear into. I
followed the instructions on the following website which helped me. The
system worked well (thus far)

http://www.shipstore.com/SS/HTML/INFO/INFOGLUE.html

-B

www.boatersbasement.com

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

"Gordon Wedman" wrote in
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"Jet Red" wrote in message
m...
I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are
there any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this
significant? Thx for the help... John

I don't know if I'd bother with those special purpose, ie. expensive,
inflatable repair glues. The latest repair I did on my PVC Bombard used
3M 4200 and the patch is stuck on fine. Previous attempts with the
special glues were less successful even though I followed the
directions, primed the surfaces, etc.
If it were my boat I'd coat a large patch with 4200, slip it inside the
deflated boat and position it to cover the slit. Weight the boat down
with books or whatever to make it lie flat and leave it for a week.
Then coat a small patch with 4200 and place it on the outside to cover
the slight. Probably end up being the strongest part of the boat.

Given the choice between 4200 and a glue designed for the material that your
dinghy is made of, go with the specific glue. And get the 2 part glue. I
find it holds better than the 1 part.

-- Geoff

Inflatable Zodiac repair
 

Try this site, we used this product on ours and it idid a fantastic job.
http://www.tuff-coat.com/
Geoff Schultz wrote:

"Gordon Wedman" wrote in
news:bJvzg.177833$S61.10697@edtnps90:


"Jet Red" wrote in message
m...
I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are
there any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this
significant? Thx for the help... John

I don't know if I'd bother with those special purpose, ie. expensive,
inflatable repair glues. The latest repair I did on my PVC Bombard used
3M 4200 and the patch is stuck on fine. Previous attempts with the
special glues were less successful even though I followed the
directions, primed the surfaces, etc.
If it were my boat I'd coat a large patch with 4200, slip it inside the
deflated boat and position it to cover the slit. Weight the boat down
with books or whatever to make it lie flat and leave it for a week.
Then coat a small patch with 4200 and place it on the outside to cover
the slight. Probably end up being the strongest part of the boat.

Given the choice between 4200 and a glue designed for the material that your
dinghy is made of, go with the specific glue. And get the 2 part glue. I
find it holds better than the 1 part.

-- Geoff