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Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

13-05-2013, 19:37

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Patching a Dinghy

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Posted By hellosailor

Re: Patching a Dinghy

Rema actually says a 4 year shelf life, compared to one year for some of the Bostik products. If it bonds as well and is as permanent, that's great.

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

06-05-2013, 19:41

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

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Posted By hellosailor

Re: Patching a Dinghy

If the seams are still holding and you just want to reinforce them, then you might want to apply a strip over them, maybe 3-4" wide so it overlaps both sides very well. Ideally hypalon but I would...

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

06-05-2013, 17:40

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

Views: 16,183

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Patching a Dinghy

night, there's only two ways to seal bad seams.

First, get exceptionally lucky and just glom in new glue.

Second, and more reliably, you need to open up the seams, clean off all old glue...

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

20-01-2013, 07:21

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

Views: 16,183

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Patching a Dinghy

Erik-
FWIW Zodiac used to make their liferafts and dinks with glued seams, and the French government prohibited the life rafts from being recertified after ten year of age on the grounds that the...

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

10-01-2013, 07:36

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

Views: 16,183

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Patching a Dinghy

"Question is: Is there an easy way to take the patch off?"
From what I've been told, a two-part hypalon adhesive makes a fusion weld. The new material is literally fused into the old, and there's...

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

23-12-2012, 09:30

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

Views: 16,183

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Patching a Dinghy

Ted, if you treat it like brain surgery, it should work. When I say brain surgery, I mean, surgical cleanliness bordering on sterile. Assuming that you've got the right glue (not outdated, not...

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

03-08-2011, 09:29

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

Views: 16,183

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Patching a Dinghy

IIRC the Gorilla Super Glue says "remains flexible" on the label. In contrast to regular "superglue" products, it is designed to be used on flexible materials. Could it be the hypalon miracle cure?...

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

29-05-2011, 13:53

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

Views: 16,183

Posted By hellosailor

Re: patching a dinghy

You need a solid-on-solid contact to glue the two together. If there are layers that are different heights, possibly putting a patch (a layer) on the low one, then another patch over and across the...

Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy

29-05-2011, 11:34

Replies: 47

Patching a Dinghy

Views: 16,183

Posted By hellosailor

Re: patching a dinghy

Landon, as far as I know the only way to fix (glue) hypalon is to use the special 2-part hypalon adhesive sold by Bostick and others. The kits are expensive and have a short shelf life, and you have...

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