We have an inflatable boat that is named the "widowmaker" because Dave takes it out to fish in our little swamp (he calls it a "lake" but it isn't, it's a swamp) and it seems super sketchy to me. The water is gross and if the inflatable deflates for some reason he's gonna have to swim in the swamp and get sucked into the weeds and muck - yuck - hence the reason it's named the widowmaker haha. Anyway...we also have an inflatable canoe ("widowmaker2") that I've been using as a substitute kayak (praying to not tip over!) and sure enough, one side has a puncture in it and deflated - thankfully it was noticeable before I got out on the swamp/lake!Couldn't find the repair patch of course so went to buy a new one. First had to research what kind of patch I needed tho - there is Type A and Type B depending on what material your inflatable is made out of. Our inflatable is PVC which is a type of vinyl. There are different kinds of repair kits but I bought what seemed the easiest - a patch that is clear and just sticks over the puncture. I had serious doubts this would hold with all the pressure of air inside the tube, but so far so good - I haven't had to swim in the swamp yet! Super easy, don't let this job intimidate you - just stick on the patch according to the instructions and wait 24 hours.
Type A repairs:
| Canvas Rubber Neoprene Nylon Most fabrics Plastics Polyethylene Polypropylene Polyurethane | Non-oiled Leather Sumbrella Gore-tex Acrylics Fiberglass Aluminum Polyester Hypalon Dacron |
Type B repairs:
Vinyl and Vinyl-coated ONLY
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