I have an older inflatable Zodiac in need of repair. The reinforcing patches at the corners of the transom have come loose. There are couple of other reinforcement pathes loose also. I bought the right glue, like the factory uses, and some repair material that matches the boat. However the boat also had a slow leak so I figured I'd fix that at the same time.
Last night I inflated the dinghy to full pressure, and started spraying it with a bottle of soapy water. Starting at the bow and working back everything looked good. Then I got to the stern where the tail cones are. One area foamed like crazy, an obvious large leak. Then I found literally dozens of small spots that foamed up! There was also leaking from one of the taped joints in the cone.
The bigger leaks I can just put patches on, but a lot of these little leaks are so numerous patching them will be tough to do. Are there any sealers out there that could bepoured or sprayed into the tube to seal it, like the stuff for auto tires? Anybody had good luck with that? If the leaks are slow enough that I have to pump the boat up every couple of days, I could live with that.
Gary H. Lucas
Last night I inflated the dinghy to full pressure, and started spraying it with a bottle of soapy water. Starting at the bow and working back everything looked good. Then I got to the stern where the tail cones are. One area foamed like crazy, an obvious large leak. Then I found literally dozens of small spots that foamed up! There was also leaking from one of the taped joints in the cone.
The bigger leaks I can just put patches on, but a lot of these little leaks are so numerous patching them will be tough to do. Are there any sealers out there that could bepoured or sprayed into the tube to seal it, like the stuff for auto tires? Anybody had good luck with that? If the leaks are slow enough that I have to pump the boat up every couple of days, I could live with that.
Gary H. Lucas