First, never buy an inflatable with glued seams. My glued seam Zodiac joined 3-4 others in falling apart after a few short years. I now have a thermowelded inflatable.
I reglued the Zodiac with West Systems G-Flex epoxy. Seemed to work well. Properly cleaning and prepping the surfaces is crucial. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 # Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 7:37 AM, Sylvain Laplante <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Looks like this is the weak point for the AX-series ( old red Bombard, if > this is what you have ). They are made of PVC-Strongan . > Mine has same problem, I took it to a repair shop last week : > 350.00 to reglue a good part of the transom, fix 2 holes, re-glue one of the > "cups" that hold the surrounding rope ( hand-hold ) > 650.00 same repairs but he replaces the transom ( inspect yours, often they > are rotten in the lower corners/joints because of water intrusion ), new > transom would be made of Russian plywood, supposedly the best. > > I am thinking about buying a cheap new one ( most are made in China ) but > after seing several in like-new condition in his shop that all need to be > re-glued I am not sure what to do.. Still thinking. > If you want to repair it youeself, here is what you need: > https://www.blyacht.com/inflatable/entretien-reparation/glue-for-pvc-strongan-zodiac-in-25cc-tube.html > Before you have to clean it well with MEK ( NOT acetone ). > > I also learned from the shop manager that THE best product to protect > everything vinyl/rubber/plastic is 303 ( aerospace protector ), he showed me > a 25 years-old inflatable which is treated with this product and it still > looks like new ( and much easier to apply than StarBrite and other products ). > > Sylvain > C&C27MkIII > > > From: John McKay <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 6, 2013 10:27 PM > Subject: Stus-List inflatable repairs > > I have a Bombard inflatable (a Zodiac product) and one of the pontoons has > separated from the transom. > > Has anyone made this repair? > > Specifically what adhesive did you use? > > John on Oxygen > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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