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inflatable dinghy repair

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Created by McNaughtical > 9 months ago, 9 May 2015
McNaughtical
NSW, 908 posts
9 May 2015 1:14PM
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I saw a blog somewhere about this stuff you can put inside an inflatable then roll it over and over to spread it around. I can't find it again. Does anyone know what I'm talking about. My dinghy is leaking from at least one seam and all the handles oar holders and oar locks have peeled off. It is an Aquos..three years old. Hardly used and been in a shed the last year or more






McNaughtical
NSW, 908 posts
9 May 2015 2:32PM
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yeah... I know the spelling is crap... I did it on my phone and didn't see the mistakes till I had uploaded.

McNaughtical
NSW, 908 posts
9 May 2015 2:34PM
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Fixed the spelling now

samsturdy
NSW, 1659 posts
9 May 2015 2:37PM
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Same thing happened to me McN. I got it reglued by a mob in Darley Ave, Mona Vale. I don't think there is much you can do yourself
so if you want to keep it I can only suggest you take it somewhere. I was told that if you store
inflatables in a shed that gets hot in Summer, they unstick.

LooseChange
NSW, 2140 posts
9 May 2015 3:21PM
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Cheap glues have a habit of drying out if put into a hot environment, unfortunately most of the glues you buy in the hardware shop are " cheap glues" and as such mean that generally you can't effect the repair yourself.

The other problem will become apparent after you have it fixed, that is you can only fix what you percieve to be broken. Meaning that in a sort amount of time a new leak will manifest itself somewhere else.

samsturdy
NSW, 1659 posts
9 May 2015 3:59PM
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You are correct LC. From memory McN, my dinghy suffered a loose transom and a couple of pads had come adrift and a leak
from one of the cones. It cost $120 but it was worth it. For me anyway.

cisco
QLD, 12321 posts
9 May 2015 10:01PM
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If it was a Zodiac or an Avon, I doubt it would have a problem.

HG02
VIC, 5814 posts
9 May 2015 10:29PM
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cisco said..

If it was a Zodiac or an Avon, I doubt it would have a problem.


Or a Cisco

samsturdy
NSW, 1659 posts
10 May 2015 11:44AM
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That would be correct Cisco. Mine was an Aquamarine,I bought it new. Supposedly Italian............but I dunno.

McNaughtical
NSW, 908 posts
14 May 2015 3:22AM
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I have repaired it before with the right glue for the job and those repairs have held. Was just looking for the glue you can put inside

slammin
QLD, 991 posts
14 May 2015 6:40AM
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Aquamarine is Chinese. Mine fell apart after 5ish years.

samsturdy
NSW, 1659 posts
14 May 2015 10:11AM
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OK Slammin. I replaced it with one from Whitworths (inflatable floor) seems to be 100% better.



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