How do I find and repair air leaks?

If you are losing air pressure, (aside from pressure loss commonly caused by colder temperatures), check the boat over for leaks. Start by checking the valves first. The best tool to find leaks is soapy water in a spray bottle. A leaky valve is rare, but if you do find a leak we can send […]

Inflatable Boat Repair for Damaged, Punctured, and Faded Hulls

Are you nervous about doing an inflatable boat repair job and wonder if your boat or kayak will still be seaworthy with a patched air chamber? Many people have the same doubts about inflatable boat maintenance that you do.Yet the reality is that a large puncture doesn’t mean the boat is a total loss. Even […]

Inflatable Boat Tube Fabrics

Hypalon and Neoprene Coatings (Synthetic Rubber Coatings): Hypalon is a synthetic rubber material patented by DuPont. Hypalon has many applications in many industries and it has proven itself as a material with excellent air holding capabilities and oil resistance. Hypalon coated onto polyester or nylon fabric with an interior coating of neoprene a very reliable […]

PVC Repair Kit

You will need to supply rubber gloves and masking tape:

The repair needs to be done indoors in a low humidity, well ventilated environment. Clean the boat in order to prevent dust and dirt from getting on the tacky glue. Carefully, clean old glue off of repair area using a small amount of supplied MEK […]

Renew, Protect, Restore

If you can paint, you can use Tuff Coat

In order to restore your inflatable boat, you don’t have to know anything about a whole lot of stuff, except how to paint. Applying Tuff Coat is that simple.

Of course, you have to prepare your surface first, making sure it’s clean. But that’s no […]

Repairing Inflatable Boats

In pursuing different boating activities in your inflatable boat, occasionally you may puncture it or experience defect problems. Here are several different situations that you might encounter along with suggestions on how to deal with them:

This is usually the most common and easiest type of puncture to get and to repair. Please note, there […]

Inflatable Boat Repair Information

You will need to supply rubber gloves and masking tape:

The repair needs to be done indoors in a low humidity environment. Clean the boat in order to prevent dust and dirt from getting on the tacky glue. Carefully, clean old glue off of repair area using a small amount of suppliedToluene on a lint […]

How to repair punctures in PVC inflatable boat, raft or kayak

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