Crack in hull of a Tabur III boat, help!

[MrCramp]

I also have a Tabur 3 and repaired a slight crack on one of the hulls, sticking a patch on with Sikaflex 292. This is the adhesive Sikaflex and i think it is about £20 a tube.

The cheaper 291 (£9 a tube?) which is what is normally used for bedding deck fittings etc. is not adhesive enough for the job.

However do not use 292 if you might want something to come apart as it won't do!!

My mate who is a plumber tried to use drain pipe cement and also tried heating the crack to try and seal it over and neither idea worked. My repair has been done a couple of years, gets dragged over the sand and shale, and shows no sign of coming off and doesn't let water in.



I supose you'l want to know what the patch was! It was some sort of black plastic semi-rigid sheeting which I think maybe used in the building trade.

 

[moondancer]

My father had a Tabur III to which he fitted a biggish engine - but within the specification for the boat. It started cracking very quickly all along both hulls and he took it back to the dealers - and after an initial attempt at fixing and a bit of a fuss they gave him full money back against another boat.

It seemed that the material just didn't seem to want to take the flexing that went with having an engine on the back pushing it forwards.