Rib repair ...

[Davey boy]

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Hi all can I have your opinions on whether this is repairable and how, best method / product? It was donated as a fixer upper and would love to see it back to working condition again..
Thank you

 

[gus]

You just need a large patch properly applied. I once acquired a 3.4m inflatable from the scrap bin of my local dealer. It had been attacked by someone with a dart and once repaired was completely air tight despite having 136 patches. We named it 'Apatchy'.

 

[[165042]]

Where are you based?

Scott does most of the RIB repairs around here:

http://ribrepair.com/

 

[longjohnsilver]

2 options, first is stitch it up and then apply a patch using the correct glue for the material. The second is firstly put a patch inside the tube, wait for the glue to set and then apply another patch on the outside. Don’t rush the repair and follow the glueing instructions to the letter.

 

[TQA]

Fixable.

Best to patch from the inside [ Essential ] and outside.

I have seen much worse repaired. NB The pros make it look easy but it is not terribly difficult.