Fitted snap davits over the winter to my Hardy so therefore had to fit the corresponding pads to my new Seago 270 (PVC). They have been on for 3 months now and dingy pumped up and hanging off the back for probably 6 weeks & all pads A1.
..so this was my technique..
what you need;
2 x cheap 1" paint brushes
1x Thick roll of masking tape
1x Polymarine PVC Boat adhesive (2 pack product). NOT The TUBE!!! that only repairs holes in rubber ducks AFAIK!!
1x decent size dining room and table and understanding wife (room temperature a real advantage, or a heated garage will do!! Don't try this on your foredeck or a pontoon!)
1. Blow dingy up on dining table (about 90% of full/hard inflation)- Mark out area on dingy where you wish to stick pad/pads with HB pencil.
2. Mask up carefully around areas as over-spill of adhesive does dry brown, and you need to ensure adhesive is applied right to the edges of pads and marked out area on dingy so this does come into play later.
3. Clean dingy and pads with Polymarine Solvent or Acetone and leave to dry, then do this again... (I know, you've done it once... but trust me)
4. Mix adhesive 25/1 with curative (says it on the pack), use one of the 2 cheap paint brushes to paint a thin layer of adhesive on the pads and leave for 24hrs. This primes the pads and is only required if sticking onto a PVC dingy.
5. By the way, don't at any point be tempted to get any sand paper and rough up any areas of the dingy or pads...!
6. Prime wipe dingy again (not pads as that has the dry adhesive on now), and allow to dry for 10 minutes, mix adhesive again as per pot instructions
7. Brush on thin coat of adhesive (using your second cheap paint brush, the first one will have had it!) to both surfaces, pads and dingy, leave for 15 minutes.
8. Brush on second thin coat to both surfaces and leave for 5 minutes
9. Now the fun part! while still very tacky bring together with as much pressure as possible.
10. Use the rest of the masking tape to secure pads onto dingy whilst drying takes place. (prior to this point I remove the masked up area of tape as I was slightly unsure if the over-spill of adhesive would bond to the masking tape and never come off.... I suggest you do the same)
11. Leave dingy inflated for minimum of 48hrs, 72 if possible. Do not use pads for 7 days.
Having given a deflating floor of an old Avon rib to "the professionals" for a repair and getting it back and it lasting 2 weeks, I then repaired myself, 2 years later it is still going strong! Jobs like this are easy and certainly not worth paying anyone to do!
Good luck!
Just what a good DIYer needs! 
Fitted snap davits over the winter to my Hardy so therefore had to fit the corresponding pads to my new Seago 270 (PVC). They have been on for 3 months now and dingy pumped up and hanging off the back for probably 6 weeks & all pads A1.
yone to do!
Good luck!
Fitted snap davits over the winter to my Hardy so therefore had to fit the corresponding pads to my new Seago 270 (PVC). They have been on for 3 months now and dingy pumped up and hanging off the back for probably 6 weeks & all pads A1.
..so this was my technique..
what you need;
2 x cheap 1" paint brushes
1x Thick roll of masking tape
1x Polymarine PVC Boat adhesive (2 pack product). NOT The TUBE!!! that only repairs holes in rubber ducks AFAIK!!
1x decent size dining room and table and understanding wife (room temperature a real advantage, or a heated garage will do!! Don't try this on your foredeck or a pontoon!)
1. Blow dingy up on dining table (about 90% of full/hard inflation)- Mark out area on dingy where you wish to stick pad/pads with HB pencil.
2. Mask up carefully around areas as over-spill of adhesive does dry brown, and you need to ensure adhesive is applied right to the edges of pads and marked out area on dingy so this does come into play later.
3. Clean dingy and pads with Polymarine Solvent or Acetone and leave to dry, then do this again... (I know, you've done it once... but trust me)
4. Mix adhesive 25/1 with curative (says it on the pack), use one of the 2 cheap paint brushes to paint a thin layer of adhesive on the pads and leave for 24hrs. This primes the pads and is only required if sticking onto a PVC dingy.
5. By the way, don't at any point be tempted to get any sand paper and rough up any areas of the dingy or pads...!
6. Prime wipe dingy again (not pads as that has the dry adhesive on now), and allow to dry for 10 minutes, mix adhesive again as per pot instructions
7. Brush on thin coat of adhesive (using your second cheap paint brush, the first one will have had it!) to both surfaces, pads and dingy, leave for 15 minutes.
8. Brush on second thin coat to both surfaces and leave for 5 minutes
9. Now the fun part! while still very tacky bring together with as much pressure as possible.
10. Use the rest of the masking tape to secure pads onto dingy whilst drying takes place. (prior to this point I remove the masked up area of tape as I was slightly unsure if the over-spill of adhesive would bond to the masking tape and never come off.... I suggest you do the same)
11. Leave dingy inflated for minimum of 48hrs, 72 if possible. Do not use pads for 7 days.
Having given a deflating floor of an old Avon rib to "the professionals" for a repair and getting it back and it lasting 2 weeks, I then repaired myself, 2 years later it is still going strong! Jobs like this are easy and certainly not worth paying anyone to do!
Good luck!
