What to stick the transom back to the inflatable dinghy with?

[Anthony]

Hi,

The joint between the wooden transom and the quite flexible plastic thingy that joins to the tubes has come apart and I am wondering what to stick it back together again.

They came apart once before and I stuck them back together with contact adhesive, which lasted for a year or two but its been in storage for a few years since then and they have now come apart again.

I could just clean all the surfaces up and use contact adhesive again but wondering if there is anything better? The contact adhesive I used before has stuck ok on a reinforcing PVC patch I stuck on at the same time so not sure why these joints have parted, guess it didnt stick to the wood quite as well.

Thanks

Anthony

 

[VicS]

Use the correct two part adhesive for the material. (Different adhesives for Hypalon and PVC)

See Polymarine's website for advice/ instructions on repair including identifying fabric.

http://www.polymarine.com/advice


Adhesives and solvent cleaners should be available from any good chandler or RIB specialist or direct from Polymarine

http://polymarineshop.com/


Ah, perhaps not direct from Polymarine for WA but there must be suppliers of such materials somehwere.

 

[Anthony]

Use the correct two part adhesive for the material. (Different adhesives for Hypalon and PVC)

Hi,

I wasn't sure if that special PVC glue would stick to 1) wood, and 2) the black plastic thingy which isnt the PVC fabric material that the tubes are made of, its more a bendy plastic. Do you think it would still work on these?

Thanks

Ants

 

[Anthony]

Have just seen a page on that Polymarine site you linked to where they repair a transom and use the 2 part PVC adhesive, great find Vic!

http://www.polymarine.com/advice/zodiac-dinghy-transom-repair

thanks ants

 

[30boat]

I've had very poor results with Polymarine's two pot glue for Hypalon so I experimented with construction adhesives which worked much better.CT1 for instance will work very well in your case but there are many others on the market that will do a good job as well.

 

[Salty John]

I'd use 3M 5200 for that job.

 

[oldbilbo]

Someone mentioned on here a few days ago an effective and rather cheaper alternative to Sika 491....? Can someone recall what it was?

 

[idomeneus5]

polymarine

when my previous inflatable started to expire i got the polymarine glue sent airmail from u.k no problems, purchased it via e bay, later when it became apparent further repairs/more glue was needed I discovered a stockist in sydney, sorry i cant remember their name but it was within the last twelve months or so. Even tho I have built "rubber ducks", I decided it was better to buy new than to attempt further repair, again there are good buys to be had on "THAT" auction site,. Ps dont forget to cut all the old fittings off your old hull "oarlocks, d'rings and valves etc" before you consign it to the tip"

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I had the same problem last year; the dingy is PVC so I used two part pvc glue. I cleaned the wooden transom with plenty of solvent; has been good so far.

 

[TQA]

5200 seems to work well on hypalon.

I see quite a few decrepit dinks patched up with the stuff.