Dinghy sealant

[single]

Is there any product i can use to do a temporary fix to a dinghy to stop a water leak.Its leaking in sea water where the side tube/floor/transom meet.(neoprene) I was thinking of a thick sealant i could paint on.

 

[TiggerToo]

Is there any product i can use to do a temporary fix to a dinghy to stop a water leak.Its leaking in sea water where the side tube/floor/transom meet.(neoprene) I was thinking of a thick sealant i could paint on.

No temporary fix is going to work there. Buy a large piece of pvc (e.g. from Point North) , a big pot of 2 part adhesive (from Polymarine) and choose a nice warm dry day/place. Follow the adhesive instructions and let dry for 24 hrs. It is actually easy and works.

It is a good idea to build up a reinforcement/sacrificial layer of PVC along the transom/floor joint.

 

[single]

Your right.Ill try a proper repair but doing it on deck will be a challenge. Also one of the valves is leaking where the shoulder of the valve cap screws against the tube.Again is that a full on repair?

 

[TiggerToo]

Your right.Ill try a proper repair but doing it on deck will be a challenge. Also one of the valves is leaking where the shoulder of the valve cap screws against the tube.Again is that a full on repair?

can be done on deck, as long as you find a day when it is dry and sunny (at least when you do the glueing bit - it does not matter too much once the bits are stuck on) or you can arrange a cover.

With regards to the valve, you might get away with unscrewing it, cleaning the pvc around it and re-screwing it on...difficult to say, until you try it. Certainly there is no "patch" or easy solution to just pour in the crack.

 

[davidpbo]

Your right.Ill try a proper repair but doing it on deck will be a challenge. Also one of the valves is leaking where the shoulder of the valve cap screws against the tube.Again is that a full on repair?

I have just done what may be a similar repair to the valve. detailed here.

You probably need to make sure you use the appropriate repair material and glue. If you are on the boat and need think one of the wooden rings I used would help I will send you one if you PM me an address.

 

[single]

I have just done what may be a similar repair to the valve. detailed here.

You probably need to make sure you use the appropriate repair material and glue. If you are on the boat and need think one of the wooden rings I used would help I will send you one if you PM me an address.

Thanks for the offer.I might need to do a proper repair when i'm back but in the mean time the valve seems to be fine coated in grease and screwed down into a bed of sealant.The water leak i did a proper repair and all seems fine for now.