I liked my old Caribe so much when it just wore out I bought a new one of same brand and model.
I have also had success with 5200 for patching. I use the quick-cure version. The main problem is that it takes two days to set up and I can't use the dinghy until then. I have tried using contact cement around the edges to hold on the patch while the 5200 cured but ended up using lots of duct tape etc to hold the patch in place. The advantage of contact cement is that you can put the patch on and it sticks right away but ordinary hardware store contact cement doesn't seem to hold very well. On the first dinghy when it was new I used 2-part contact cement I bought from the Caribe dealer to glue on three handles, two large "name boards" and various other bits. It worked very well. Preparation is everything here and we had all the pieces roughed up, cleaned and the places on the boat all cleaned and masked off before we mixed up the glue. I have heard of folks putting on fake patches on a new dinghy to discourage theft. Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Gloucester MA > [Original Message] > From: Ben Okopnik <[email protected]> > > Depending on your situation, something that might be worth considering > is the "I don't care how it looks, just make it work" option: cut a > canvas patch that's much larger (e.g., 5-10x) than the hole, wet it and > the dinghy surface out with 5200, slap the two together, smooth the > edges, and let it cure for a week or so. This will give you a dinghy > that will look "less than perfect" - you probably won't be able to sell > it for much - but it will float, and it will stay inflated. > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
