small leak in my tender

[gjgm]

so, how do I find it?

 

[[2068]]

With mine, I dropped it off at Ron Hale Marine in Portsmouth, and said "There's a small leak in my tender, please fix it".
£50 and a couple of days later, it's fixed.

The alternative would have been trying to wrestle the tender into the bath?

 

[burgundyben]

so, how do I find it?

You need to get it really hard and cover it in soapy water.

 

[rogerboy]

FLOWERPOWER , was talking about a leak in his tender.

 

[sarabande]

inflatable or wood/grp ?

 

[gjgm]

inflatable or wood/grp ?

inflatable

 

[sarabande]

blow up hard and splash water with a bit of w/up liquid in it over small areas at a time.

My first action, though, would be to take out the valves, rinse them and their seats / flaps free of any sand or mud.

Polymarine make good repair kits quite cheaply, but the best thing is scavenge an old inflatable of the same material from a skip. This will give you masses of hypalon or butyl or pvc. You then only need to buy the 2 part adhesive. The job's easy if a bit fiddly.

http://www.polymarine.com/

 

[landlockedpirate]

A spray bottle with soapy water in it works well. Spray over the boat and watch for bubbles.

 

[RIN]

A spray bottle with soapy water in it works well. Spray over the boat and watch for bubbles.

+1

Also check the bung to see if the water is coming in there

 

[gjgm]

+1

Also check the bung to see if the water is coming in there

well, tightened the valve. and patched the only scratch I could find- bubble magic showed nothing.
Lets see how that fares.
Thanks all.

 

[Red]

Instead of pumping it full of air, fill it up with water and see where the water escapes. You may have to dismantle the valve and take the no return part out. Good luck....