Vega1447
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My old (20 years) PVC 2.4 metre tender finally 'died', i.e. it failed to stay inflated for more than an hour (due to the coating on the tubes becoming brittle) so I've replaced it with a new one.
I've received a lot of advice to the effect that rolling the new one transom first into a tube and then storing the rolled dinghy below deck in the bag provided is a Bad Idea - this is how I stored the old one.
Apparently it accelerates the deterioration of the coating on the tubes?
Storing the uninflated and unrolled dinghy in the fore-cabin (Albin Vega 27) is just possible but sacrifices a lot of space.
Storing it inflated on the foredeck is just possible but exposes it to UV damage as does towing it.
Of course I could bring the dinghy home after every use but that would be a pain.
So how bad an idea is it to roll it transom first into a tube and then store the rolled dinghy below deck in the bag provided?
Thanks for any comments.
I've received a lot of advice to the effect that rolling the new one transom first into a tube and then storing the rolled dinghy below deck in the bag provided is a Bad Idea - this is how I stored the old one.
Apparently it accelerates the deterioration of the coating on the tubes?
Storing the uninflated and unrolled dinghy in the fore-cabin (Albin Vega 27) is just possible but sacrifices a lot of space.
Storing it inflated on the foredeck is just possible but exposes it to UV damage as does towing it.
Of course I could bring the dinghy home after every use but that would be a pain.
So how bad an idea is it to roll it transom first into a tube and then store the rolled dinghy below deck in the bag provided?
Thanks for any comments.
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