PabloPicasso
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MY 2.3m inflatable dingy's air-floor has had it. Can I replace it with a cut to size peice of plywood?
Is that going to work okay?
Is that going to work okay?
Airfloor replacement
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Fr J Hackett
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Better than nothing but most would say only just especially those that had old Avons. If you do it paint or varnish well epoxy the edges and at the very least round them over or put on a length of slit tubing so that it doesn't chafe and wear the fabric of the inflatable.
PabloPicasso
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Slit tubing I hadn't thought of. That seems like a good idea
vyv_cox
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I suspect that airfloors are made as standard sizes. A floor for any make of dinghy your size will fit.
dgadee
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You can buy Chinese replacements.
GEM43
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My Avon air floor died. I looked at buying new from Ron Hale but the cost was ridiculous, about £600. So I bought a sheet of 40mm thick closed cell foam and cut it to shape. It’s a pretty effective substitute for the old air floor and has been in use for five seasons now, a recommended solution.
dgadee
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Boathook
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If you use ply chamfer the top 'edge' so that it fits in nicely between tube and floor.
chris-s
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How big is it? I have one here that is just taking up space, you can have it for the postage if it is a suitable size. Guess I could inflate it and measure for you….
chris-s
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167cm x 73cm
PabloPicasso
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That is a bery generous offer. I'll measure back tomorrow and get back to you
PabloPicasso
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Its 20cm too long for me. What a shame. Hopefully. It'll help someone else though.
Thanks again for the offer
chris-s
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No worries, there I was hoping I’d got rid of it!
