Avon Redstart dinghy ... painter 'eye' pad has pulled off.

[Refueler]

If anyone has a Redstart - they know the painter attaches to an 'rubber' eye pad glued under the bow. It basically becomes bonded with the 'belt' under there. Mine pulled away when moving the dinghy and now I have to figure out how to solve the painter now !!

The glue area is very rough and has the typical ridged glue tracks that with it being so old - will probably create damage trying to remove.



I thought about creating a pad on other side and literally bolting through - but the rubber eye bridges the 'floor to tube' joint so no way to sandwich ....

The Dinghy is old .. I agree - but its still in good usable condition with good O/B bracket and seat ... shame to lose it just for this.

I am thinking of maybe a rope bridle with a strip bonded round the bow to create a towing focus point ?

 

[Pete7]

Since its made of hyperlon, clean it up with a flap wheel and don't be shy about cutting into the rubber, then 2 pack glue but very thin layers and stick together again with a brick to hold it down. Should last another couple of decades.

 

[Refueler]

Since its made of hyperlon, clean it up with a flap wheel and don't be shy about cutting into the rubber, then 2 pack glue but very thin layers and stick together again with a brick to hold it down. Should last another couple of decades.

Tks ... maybe with a larger surrounding patch as well with 'hole' through which old part protrudes ..... to give greater bonding area.

I have the glue - as I've already replaced a couple of patches applied by previous owner many years ago.

 

[NormanS]

The nearly new Avon Redcrest which I bought from ebay several years ago, strangely didn't have a bow towing eye. I bought one and glued it on with the appropriate two part adhesive. No problems.

 

[Refueler]

The nearly new Avon Redcrest which I bought from ebay several years ago, strangely didn't have a bow towing eye. I bought one and glued it on with the appropriate two part adhesive. No problems.

Redcrest and Redstart are not same ... but interesting.... may look into that as the towing eye as can be seen has lost most of its surrounding pad.

 

[neil_s]

The two part hypalon glue is very good. Every now and then I have to re-glue some of the joints on my Redcrest. Have done a rowlock and an outboard bracket socket. They have stayed glued!

 

[Refueler]

The two part hypalon glue is very good. Every now and then I have to re-glue some of the joints on my Redcrest. Have done a rowlock and an outboard bracket socket. They have stayed glued!

I have the glue and remains of the square patch supplied with it ... from when I patched the floor.

I have seen some photos now on web ... where people have used a length of webbing to fix a stainless D ring .... having the webbing through a slot in a large hypalon patch, extend back along the dinghy under the patch, then glue patch in place ...

I rarely tow the dinghy behind and anyway - flubbers should be hauled up tight to transom unlike hard dinghys on a long line. So its only really as a mooring painter.