Fixing A Tear On A Inflatable Boat - Step by Step Fixing Your Inflatable Boat

On this episode of INFLATED!!!

On this episode of INFLATED, I'm going to be showing you folks how I go about repairing a tear in a inflatable boat. Step bu step process in under 10 mins.

Recommend for professionals. This is just a tutorial to help you if you ever need to fix your boat by yourself cause there's no repair shops nearby.

I used the following tools and supplies in this video:
- Dremel w/ Coarse grinding stone
- Hard metal roller
- Burnishing tools
- 3M Painters Tape
- Heat gun
- Stabond UK-148
- MEK (Methyl Ethyl Keytone)

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[JosephTui-vfrd]

My guy, you my super hero, I'm from islands and I deal with lots of tubes, your work is the best, you've saved me from my daily struggles, let me know when you make it to Fiji, beers and food on me…🤙🏽…cheehoo

[Ashoud_Anobetah]

Inner and outer patch, now that's a solid repair !

[david]

I’ve been watching a bunch of your videos. I just bought a AB dinghy and it’s needing some attention, but still very usable in its current condition. I figured I would use it until it finished falling apart and then I would be ready financially to buy another one. Your videos have pretty much convinced me that that’s further down the line than I thought it would be. I’ve got 2 of the 3 chambers holding air, my next project is to change the valve in the third chamber and then to paint the bottom, it’s chipped on more than one rock but I can’t detect anything more than that and then I plan on applying inflatable bottom paint as it spends all of its time in the water and is kinda a hassle cleaning it about every 2 weeks. I’ve figured out where to get the seat holders and how to put new ones on thanks to your videos. There aren’t any tears or big holes, but it needs a paint job. It’s a hard bottom and a new one is ridiculously expensive and if I can get some more years out of this one, all the better. I’m going to sew up a “tent” for it to help keep the rain out… not for camping, but you never really know.

[davidkeogh]

I'd never seen an inner patching performed. Thanks for sharing.

[davidperry]

Great simple video, I used to have a milpro 4.7m and had plenty of patches back in Australia but never did the inside patch, I live on a tiny island Anajawan Island now and just got given a small PVC rib which has about 40 patches over the one spot hahahaha and am just now removing them so I can redo apparently a large cut so doing the inside patch will be very valuable. I have only been using hypalon glues before and know the techniques are the same but would like to know a good pvc glue if you have time.
Like someone from Fiji offered if you're ever in our part of the woods drop in! All free, food, beer and accommodation.
Would appreciate some info on a great glue.
David and Joannie
Anajawan Island Beachfront Resort

[redvette]

thanks for your info on how to do the inside patch. I followed your instructions, Only difference is I used Loctite vinyl, fabric and plastics flexible adhesive. mine was a real job as my cut was near end of pontoon and air inlet, handle and bottom rib were all in the way. We will see, my first patch failed. I used stitch fix, conditions were poor and I was trying to do with pontoon still attached to boat. I brought inside this time and tried to do a better job. My boat is aquos 10.2 boat. A new pontoon will cost me 200.00 so I hope this works. "Thanks for your video.

[davidperry]

Just an add on to my last post, we are completely surrounded by coral reefs so indeed a need for patching

[sewingmachinesindetail]

Thank you for showing this. It is the first time I see a method to put a patch on the inside from the outside. I guess I have liked you to use gloves there, to protect yourself. But I guess gloves in case of the inner patch had been difficult to use.

[mrcleanisin]

Would the same stuff/method work on vinyl pool?

[yaseenshaik]

superb i love it by the way which country are you from?

[ExploringCabinsandMines]

I picked up a 270 sds wolverine alaska series inflatable raft for free which needs a transom repair, after watching your video i now know i can repair this raft, any thoughts on this boat ? is this made by someone else ? what type of material is it and what glue do I use ?

[julianlewis]

Nice video....what´s the type of glue you´re using?

[Ryanstuff]

Why don't patches come pre-sanded?

[danielhaglund]

Good video! What about the excess glue around the outer patch, do you remove that glue?

[DT-gegd]

I don't know how you can glue the inner patch, and the inner part of the tear, without excess glue sticking the insides together of the boat/tube or whatever it may be. You can't get your hand in there to keep it separated... it seems like just form it like a pyramid and hope for the best.

[phydop]

Do you take a y precautions to stop the inner sides of the tubes sticking together when you fit the inner patch? I need to do one of these, but I am scared than when I apply pressure to flatten the internal patch down, it may stick to the opposite internal side of the tube.

[barrythompson]

Just curious why you switched glue from the transom leak using the zodiak bi-component to the Stabond for this repair?

[JohnHenry]

Im using polymarine on a repair. How long does do you wait after second coat of glue just a few minutes?

[chinhchinh]

Which do you use to maintain the boat?

[wadefisherparamedic]

If a guy needs to replace the nose cone, does it need to be deflated, or can you just prep and glue inflated?