Zodiac--Hypalon or PVC

[Bellatrix]

Good day,
I have a Zodiac Cadet 3.0m type 1102 built in 1982 which is still going strong. One of the patches on the tube top holding the safety line has started to come loose, so needs re-sticking. My question is...what is the boat made from, Hypalon or Zodiac type PVC. I know most Zodiacs are made of their own version of PVC, but some, built prior to 1985, are not. If I scratch the fabric with my thumb nail, it does not leave any kind of mark, and the seams are butted, with reinforcement on top, all of which leads me to believe it is made of PVC, but I'm not sure. Avon/Zodiac have not replied to my e-mail, so any help would be appreciated.

 

[doug748]

I guess you may have seen this page but here it is anyway:

http://www.polymarine.com/advice/how-to-identify-inflatable-boat-material.cfm

In this nice weather put it out in the sun, PVC will go pretty soft as it warms up.

 

[VicS]

Polymarine's table of inflatable boat fabrics http://www.polymarine.com/advice/inflatable-boat-fabric-table.cfm suggests that a boat built in 1982 will be PVC. Only those built before 1968 might be Hypalon.

 

[ccscott49]

Good day,
I have a Zodiac Cadet 3.0m type 1102 built in 1982 which is still going strong. One of the patches on the tube top holding the safety line has started to come loose, so needs re-sticking. My question is...what is the boat made from, Hypalon or Zodiac type PVC. I know most Zodiacs are made of their own version of PVC, but some, built prior to 1985, are not. If I scratch the fabric with my thumb nail, it does not leave any kind of mark, and the seams are butted, with reinforcement on top, all of which leads me to believe it is made of PVC, but I'm not sure. Avon/Zodiac have not replied to my e-mail, so any help would be appreciated.

Its Zodiac PVC.

 

[lenseman]

Happy Birthday Bellatrix.

ps: I bet I know you from my days working on the THV 'Penlee', 'Patricia' or 'Ready' out of Felixstowe and Dover. . . Sunk and Folkestone Pilots? (Downies or Jobs )

Anyway, have a good one!

 

[fastjedi]

Good day,
I have a Zodiac Cadet 3.0m type 1102 built in 1982 which is still going strong. One of the patches on the tube top holding the safety line has started to come loose, so needs re-sticking. My question is...what is the boat made from, Hypalon or Zodiac type PVC. I know most Zodiacs are made of their own version of PVC, but some, built prior to 1985, are not. If I scratch the fabric with my thumb nail, it does not leave any kind of mark, and the seams are butted, with reinforcement on top, all of which leads me to believe it is made of PVC, but I'm not sure. Avon/Zodiac have not replied to my e-mail, so any help would be appreciated.

I am busy fixing various challenges associated with my 1990 Zodiac Serie 31. I am using Polymarine two pack adhesive for PVC with success.