How much Hypalon glue do I need?

seadaddler · Jun 3, 2012

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I don't know what they look like but I just glued weaver pads on my dinghy
and had plenty glue left over and thin coating goes a long way.
Nick

31seahorse · Jun 3, 2012

Number plates

Hello Rich,

Maybe you should staple or nail those number plates to the dink!

The glue was never a real winner for me. Rub rail came off, handles came loose, small pocket for registration sticker came loose, dink deteriorating. Perhaps I should have read the directions more closely!!!!

When we added numbers we either stensiled them on or fastened them onto a board that we zip tied to the handles on the dink. Of course the board was often in the way when we turned the dink up-side-down for storage.

Best Wishes

zeehag · Jun 3, 2012

i tried the number plates but found magic marker worked better--i kept the numbers inside the boat, so were visible from above and opposite sides.

All U Get · Jun 3, 2012

Hi Rich,
My wife said use the nails, but make sure you're out a ways from shore. (I don't think she'll forget the "Throw her in" comment. :naughty

Now I'll never find my hand compass, but that's different.
All U Get

Capt Mike · Jun 3, 2012

Hi Rich, I bought the same number kit last year for my inflatable, mine took the PVC glue which I purchased from WM. It came in a 25cc tube, I needed almost 2 tubes to glue mine on (almost 50cc), which I also picked up at WM. Cleaned the boat and back of plates with accetone as per directions, they really stuck good !! Happy with the way they turned out.. Good Luck, Mike.

Stu Jackson · Jun 3, 2012

Rich, since you already bought the plates, and were just asking about the glue, there should be no wonder at all about the suggestion to use nails! Not from these guys!!!

Please let us know how the wife throwing goes. Last I heard, the record distance was 46 inches. IIRC, it was set by a fellow from Newfoudland visiting the America's Cup Racing in Venice when his wife insisted on moving the small inflatable boat they were on because she was afraid those big f*king sailboats would run her over, and he was there right at the turning mark with his camera.

Good luck.

Witzend · Jun 4, 2012

Blow torch works pretty well, just make sure3 that you don't bury thru the rubber and let any of the hydrogen out, it might expload. I fill my dink with H cause it's lighter that way.

All U Get · Jun 4, 2012

Rich Stidger said:
You are right, Stu. I'm not at all surprised about the nail suggestion any more than anyone else is surprised about my wife tossing idea........

My wife says "Once you apply the glue to the number plate, that you should firmly sit on it until the glue hardens." Welcome to the doghouse.

See you out on the water.

All U Get

Capt Mike · Jun 4, 2012

Rich, Yes it was 50cc for both plates, I traced on outline on the rubber boat then applied glue to it, then to the back of the plate I believe it said wait 15min. then stick the plate on. I forget it might have said two coats of glue on each? Anyways, I did like the directions said and it came out very good! Mike

richk · Jun 4, 2012

I installed the flexible plates I bought thru WM a couple of years ago (BTW it took 2 tubes of hypalon glue.)

My question is how did any of you guys get the state registration stickers to stay on? I've had no luck at all with that.
RichK
Deep Creek off the Magothy

Eddy · Jun 4, 2012

Watch the humidity when gluing them on. I bought the plates and glued them on this spring when the humidity was low. I also had to glue the floor back in as well. Both of those projects turned out fine. The little "mushrooms" that stow the paddles on our dink had started to come off. I glued those back on 2 weeks ago when the humidity here was high. I used clamps and backing plates for those and they did not stick. If you can do it somewhere that is air conditioned to get good temps and humidity that would surely help. Good luck!

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