I have one of the old coleman inflatable kayaks. These came highly
recommended by a friend for a ultra cheap usable boat. last time out I
was dragging it across some grass and snagged a hole in it. Is it
really worth patching? Is there a home brew patching method that works
well? I've tried patching countless air mattresses and it never seemed
to hold. Best I could ever do was use one of the standard patches with
the glue and then put duct tape over that.

Gander Mountain has 20% off kayaks this week and I'm tempted to buy a
hard shell. I have concerns about them dumping over. I don't have any
special kayak training and just want something safe and basic I can
take out on our local river.

thanks

JediSpork wrote:
I have one of the old coleman inflatable kayaks. These came highly
recommended by a friend for a ultra cheap usable boat. last time out I
was dragging it across some grass and snagged a hole in it. Is it
really worth patching? Is there a home brew patching method that works
well? I've tried patching countless air mattresses and it never seemed
to hold. Best I could ever do was use one of the standard patches with
the glue and then put duct tape over that.

Gander Mountain has 20% off kayaks this week and I'm tempted to buy a
hard shell. I have concerns about them dumping over. I don't have any
special kayak training and just want something safe and basic I can
take out on our local river.

thanks

Look for a place that sells plastic swimming pools.

On Jul 7, 6:28*pm, BobCP wrote:
Look for a place that sells plastic swimming pools.

They're buoyant, but they don't track worth a damn. :-)

rb608 wrote:
On Jul 7, 6:28 pm, BobCP wrote:
Look for a place that sells plastic swimming pools.

They're buoyant, but they don't track worth a damn. :-)

But their beer-cooler capacity is unmatched. ;D

On Jul 8, 5:07*pm, BobCP wrote:
rb608 wrote:
On Jul 7, 6:28 pm, BobCP wrote:
Look for a place that sells plastic swimming pools.

They're buoyant, but they don't track worth a damn. *:-)

But their beer-cooler capacity is unmatched. ;D

We see people floating down the river on air beds all day. The other
day someone was walking down the river hanging on to a cooler full of
beer.

Tried duct tape for a temp fix. No good. Also tried a patch kit that
came with one of our others boats and that peeled off. Maybe I could
make some patches from a old air mattress and use shoe goo? Not sure
what kind of glue will hold a patch on properly. I was looking at one
of these http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/pr...ductId=3605130

Messages boards are filled with inflatable kayak talk but can't find
much info on patching. So maybe I will buy a hard shell or not go at
all because patching sucks.