tyce
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my compass auto inflate has a couple of pin holes, does anyone know a way of puncture repairing a lifejacket
pin holes in lifejacket
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BrendanS
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Bicycle puncture repair kit should do it. If it can withstand the pressures of inner tubes, then life jacket shouldn't be a problem.
Would still prefer a life jacket without holes.
Would still prefer a life jacket without holes.
BruceDanforth
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Cut it in half and throw it in the bin.
ytd
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bicycle repair won't work because there is no tire to hold the patch onto the tube.
bendyone
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For £40 odd quid I would buy a new one, I would know it would (hopefullly) not leak and have a new gas cylinder.
sona
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Buy new replacement, you bould not risk a life on a patch.
ShipsWoofy
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bicycle repair won't work because there is no tire to hold the patch onto the tube.
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bugger, does that mean the small patch covering a pin hole on my dinghy is only staying in place by total fluke?
Edit>> For the last 4 years!
bicycle repair won't work because there is no tire to hold the patch onto the tube.
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bugger, does that mean the small patch covering a pin hole on my dinghy is only staying in place by total fluke?
Edit>> For the last 4 years!
richardandtracy
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Yep, it does. It's amazing quite how frequently pure flukes work very well.
Well, most adhesives have very poor tensile strength (shear strength is, however, comparitively good). If you can ease some glue in through the hole & get a plug of adhesive (however small) on the inside of the hole, there should be no air getting under the patch to pull on the adhesive and blow the patch off. So the patch will work & everything should be OK.
Would I risk my life on a patched jacket? Yes, if I thought the patch was well done (ie, by me).
Regards
Richard.
Well, most adhesives have very poor tensile strength (shear strength is, however, comparitively good). If you can ease some glue in through the hole & get a plug of adhesive (however small) on the inside of the hole, there should be no air getting under the patch to pull on the adhesive and blow the patch off. So the patch will work & everything should be OK.
Would I risk my life on a patched jacket? Yes, if I thought the patch was well done (ie, by me).
Regards
Richard.
pete
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A couple of years ago I bought a large D ring with attached backing pad from a inflatable boat repairers to replace the painter ring on a very ageing 13ft inflatable.
When I asked him how strong the repair would be He said that it would support around 2 ton if glued on correctly.
I use Bostic 2404 http://www.western-marine.com/page92.htm
Also I often replace boots, cuff, neck seals, and fit patches on our numerous dry suits without problems.
Stick on your patch make sure it is large enough and when the glue has properly set try to pull it off.
Pete
When I asked him how strong the repair would be He said that it would support around 2 ton if glued on correctly.
I use Bostic 2404 http://www.western-marine.com/page92.htm
Also I often replace boots, cuff, neck seals, and fit patches on our numerous dry suits without problems.
Stick on your patch make sure it is large enough and when the glue has properly set try to pull it off.
Pete
BruceDanforth
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...but do issue a nice new lifejacket to your crew and keep it for yourself.
It seems a bit bizarre to go to the expense of owning and running a boat and then compromise on the primary life support systems. To those who contemplate repairing it, I'm afraid the word 'wally' comes to mind.
It seems a bit bizarre to go to the expense of owning and running a boat and then compromise on the primary life support systems. To those who contemplate repairing it, I'm afraid the word 'wally' comes to mind.
AngusMcDoon
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Csail
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Get new ones.....is it really worth the cost of lives?
richardandtracy
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...He said that it would support around 2 ton if glued on correctly...
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Yes. The 'Glued on Correctly' bit is crucial. It also includes joint design to prevent peeling of an edge (internal or external) which is often the killer in glued joints.
Regards
Richard.
...He said that it would support around 2 ton if glued on correctly...
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Yes. The 'Glued on Correctly' bit is crucial. It also includes joint design to prevent peeling of an edge (internal or external) which is often the killer in glued joints.
Regards
Richard.
FAITIRA
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Throw it away.
Sans Bateau
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**** I dont believe it! Throw it away!!!!!!!
leadersail
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Don't throw it away.
This is far more serious than some are making out.
1) remove old cover and discard holed life jacket.
2) buy brand new life jacket and reuse old cover.
3) try to ascertain who put little holes in your life jacket with out tipping them off that you have already replaced the duff jacket, thus they shouldn't try to hole the new one.
I keep mine under my pillow, especially if SWMBO and I have had a bit of a ding dong /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
This is far more serious than some are making out.
1) remove old cover and discard holed life jacket.
2) buy brand new life jacket and reuse old cover.
3) try to ascertain who put little holes in your life jacket with out tipping them off that you have already replaced the duff jacket, thus they shouldn't try to hole the new one.
I keep mine under my pillow, especially if SWMBO and I have had a bit of a ding dong /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
graham
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I would be concerned as to how the holes occured? Are they where the bladder has been creased during folding?
A pet hate of mine is gas lifejackets hanging neatly over a rail or on coat hooks.As the boat rocks the area in contact with the coathook is gradually being chaffed away. I have seen one completely worn through like this. They should be laid flat,not very convenient I know.
I patched an old inflatable with bike patches(all I could get in the small village we were anchored off) They lasted a while but gradually peeled off.If your determined to repair it an inflatable dinghy repair kit may be the answer. Personally I would bin it.
A pet hate of mine is gas lifejackets hanging neatly over a rail or on coat hooks.As the boat rocks the area in contact with the coathook is gradually being chaffed away. I have seen one completely worn through like this. They should be laid flat,not very convenient I know.
I patched an old inflatable with bike patches(all I could get in the small village we were anchored off) They lasted a while but gradually peeled off.If your determined to repair it an inflatable dinghy repair kit may be the answer. Personally I would bin it.
pisspoor
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It seems a bit bizarre to go to the expense of owning and running a boat and then compromise on the primary life support systems. To those who contemplate repairing it, I'm afraid the word 'wally' comes to mind.
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Ed ... I think you are being to kind using the word "wally"
This thread is totally bizare and off the map.
Sorry only people as thick as pig *hit make a repair to things like life jackets.
there again maybe your expect to save your own money and compromise your boats safety and rely on the publicy funded RNLI
get real buy a new life jacket and make sure it has crotch straps, and yes I know they cost more ... *uck how much do you value your life at ... maybe not much ....
PP
It seems a bit bizarre to go to the expense of owning and running a boat and then compromise on the primary life support systems. To those who contemplate repairing it, I'm afraid the word 'wally' comes to mind.
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Ed ... I think you are being to kind using the word "wally"
This thread is totally bizare and off the map.
Sorry only people as thick as pig *hit make a repair to things like life jackets.
there again maybe your expect to save your own money and compromise your boats safety and rely on the publicy funded RNLI
get real buy a new life jacket and make sure it has crotch straps, and yes I know they cost more ... *uck how much do you value your life at ... maybe not much ....
PP
Micky
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This has got to be a joke.
Surely, no-one would put a patch on a life-jacket. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Surely, no-one would put a patch on a life-jacket. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
beachbum
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May be a joke, maybe not, but one thing's for sure: a bicycle puncture repair kit is most unlikely to do the job. The stuff in the tube in such kits nowadays is not an adhesive at all, it's a vulcanising compound. (Rubber solution disappeared years ago.) It will only work if the jacket is made of the same type of synthetic rubber as an inner tube, which is improbable.