zodiak glue

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Jun 7, 2004
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Oday 28 East Tawas
Hi to all- The material where the bottom of my inflatable dingy is pulled away from the inflated tube. It is not a R.I.B. boat but has the floor board inserts for an interior bottom. For now a six inch section has pulled away. If I can fix it now I should be heading off future problems. I stopped by West Marine yesterday and eye-balled the products they have. The salesman promptly told me "well, I can't be too sure if this stuff will even work, I'd send it(the dingy) in were I you." Hmmmm, at $30 plus bucks for the kit I sure don't want to buy West Marine's stuff even though it was labeled 'inflatable boat adhesive' ; if it isn't going to work. Send it in? Or take it to a shop? I have heard many a horror story about so called dingy repairs and how long they last and how expensive they are. All that said is there any product out there which any of you has used successfully to repair their dingy and it is still holding? I sure would rather do it myself. It's just a small flap of material and doesn't even involve the wood transom where most problems tend to crop up. Any help is welcome and thanks in advance. Mike S/B Pittepat, Lake Huron
 
Jan 22, 2008
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Sundance Sundance 20 Weekender Ninette, Manitoba, Canada
HH66

HH66 is the name of the product you want. It is a toluene (sp) base I think, and works great on pvc material. I used it 15 years ago on a skin on frame kayak, and that kayak still floats without leaking. Just make sure to stand upwind when you apply it, or you'll kill a few brain cells! It is an industrial strength adhesive with very bad flammable fumes. An industrial strength charcoal respirator should be used. In lieu of protection, work down stream of a healthy fan placed to suck in good fresh air. I don't know the manufacturer, but I bought it at an outlet that specializes in truck tarps. I pulled this excerpt from a website on the internet... HH66 is available at truck stops and can be found at tent and awning manufacturers. If you cannot find HH66, call Mauritizon Company, Chicago, IL 800-621-4352. or this site that has it in varying quantities... http://www.harpstarps.com/accessories.php and this site has some detail on its properties... http://www.geomembrane.com/Solutions/HH66%20Adhesive%20PDF.pdf
 
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