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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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"Gordon Wedman" wrote in
news:bJvzg.177833$S61.10697@edtnps90: "Jet Red" wrote in message m... I tore a hole in my inflatable dingy that is about a foot long. Are there any repair kits on the market that allow repair of a wound this significant? Thx for the help... John I don't know if I'd bother with those special purpose, ie. expensive, inflatable repair glues. The latest repair I did on my PVC Bombard used 3M 4200 and the patch is stuck on fine. Previous attempts with the special glues were less successful even though I followed the directions, primed the surfaces, etc. If it were my boat I'd coat a large patch with 4200, slip it inside the deflated boat and position it to cover the slit. Weight the boat down with books or whatever to make it lie flat and leave it for a week. Then coat a small patch with 4200 and place it on the outside to cover the slight. Probably end up being the strongest part of the boat. Given the choice between 4200 and a glue designed for the material that your dinghy is made of, go with the specific glue. And get the 2 part glue. I find it holds better than the 1 part. -- Geoff |
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Try this site, we used this product on ours and it idid a fantastic job.
http://www.tuff-coat.com/ Geoff Schultz wrote: "Gordon Wedman" wrote in news:bJvzg.177833$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 |
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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 |
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