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Article #196: How to Repair an Inflatable Boat

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The owner can attempt small inflatable fabric may result in complete warranty
boat repair if factory-gluing instructions coverage, and the user may receive a new
are followed closely. Rips and holes boat free, or at a small-prorated
larger than one inch in the air chambers, fee.Hypalon(R) is a brand name of DuPont.
or those within two inches of a seam, Its technical name is chlorosulfonated
should be repaired with internal and polyethylene, but the user may know it
external patches by a professional repair simply as synthetic rubber. It is one of
technician at a certified repair facility. the most popular types of materials used
A quick patch repair by the user may solve in inflatable boat manufacture. Hypalon(R)
the problem for a short period of time, is more expensive than PVC, but lasts
but it is recommended to have it redone by longer, being more resilient to UV damage,
a professional.It is also recommended that abrasions, gas and oil. It has an average
major inflatable boat repair, and the life of 20-30 years. Hypalon(R) inflatable
addition of large accessories such as oar boats can be repaired and restored with
locks, seating or towing rings, be done by adhesive.Hypalon(R) adhesive is a product
a professional repair technician at a that performs inflatable boat repairs and
certified repair facility.If the boat is restores the boat to its original
still under warranty, and the user is condition. The adhesive has two parts, the
experiencing a seam failure, or the wooden Basecoat and the Topcoat, which are easily
transom is separating from the molded applied by simply painting it on, after
transom flanges or tube set, or the fabric properly cleaning with a primer like
is turning yellow and sticky, it is Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK). The adhesive
recommended that the dealer be contacted comes in a variety of colors to suit the
immediately. Defective seams or sticky color of the boat.






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