You need a special wrench to replace the valve and of course you don't have one. Do not use any handy tools to remove the valve; you can damage the boat even more.
To do this, you need a jigsaw and a plastic metal tube up to 2 cm in diameter. The boat cylinders must be deflated, after which a diameter of 2 cm. Make a cylindrical hole at the top.
Often fishermen make repairs in a hurry, make mistakes, and as a result, after a short period of time they have to redo the work. The tips above will help you get your boat repaired and continue your journey.
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Follow clear instructions, adhere to certain rules, and you can easily fix the boat yourself:
The adhesive connection must undergo a polymerization process, only then can we talk about the quality of the gluing. The boat inflates slightly, or folds neatly.
The glued place is left for a day to dry, the glue must undergo full polymerization. Usually the course is 3 days, but with high-quality gluing, the boat can be launched for 24 hours already.
Under no circumstances should the surfaces to be glued be heated with fire.
It is not recommended to use Moment and Superglue for gluing. These types of glue form cracks, whether it is worth talking about the reliability of such a connection.
Contact a service center if the lacerations or lacerations are too large. The repair kit is not available for repairing cuts longer than 15 cm.
Applying simple tips and following step-by-step instructions for a particular type of repair will help you make a quality repair. The PVC boat will serve you faithfully for many years to come. Take your time, carry out the work neatly, harmoniously. It is better to do the work conscientiously the first time, after all, it is much more difficult and costly to redo it.
No one is insured on the water, especially in the swampy and abandoned sections of the river, snags from the water often come across, metal rods stick out. When going on a trip, check that the repair kit is assembled, there is no service nearby and sometimes there is no one to ask for the necessary spare parts. Be prudent, and then the rest will not be ruined.
When operating a PVC boat, situations may arise when, due to damage to the hull, repair work is required using special technologies.
Correctly carried out and high-quality repair allows you to operate the boat for a long period without loss of performance.
During the operation of PVC boats, malfunctions may occur, which can be divided into several groups:
Bottom damage.
Damaged balloons.
Transom damage.
Spoiler malfunctions.
Damage to fittings and equipment.
Other damage.
Bottom damage can occur when the bottom is not tight at the joints of PVC parts.
Etching can form in areas of the boat's hull:
point suture:
butt joint in the keel area in the area from 10 to 50 cm;
in the area from 50 to 100 cm;
in case of loss of tightness of the boat hull along the entire perimeter;
when tearing off the elements of the boat (decor, T-shaped);
when the bottom bulkheads are torn off along the connection line;
when peeling off special protective layers;
in case of damage to the body due to external influences (rupture, puncture, cut, burn-through) of the bottom tissue;
when etching valves.
In case of damage to the cylinders as a result of a violation of the tightness of the cylinder bodies at the joints of the material:
in case of leakage at the joints of the compartments;
when etching valves;
with a through-breakdown (cut, puncture, rupture, burn-through).
Damage to the transom is possible during extreme operation of the boat due to unforeseen circumstances:
changes in the angle of inclination;
transom offsets;
detachment of the transom from special holders;
separation of the transom from the cylinders;
damage to the transom surface.
Interceptor malfunctions can occur during operation:
by displacing the spoiler;
changes in the angle of inclination;
in case of damage to the fastening of the duplicate diagonal.
If the hardware is damaged, malfunctions may occur:
damage to seat anchorage elements;
violation of the protection of cylinders.
Other damage.
To repair a boat made of PVC fabric, the following materials are required:
PVC fabric patches;
special glue;
repair kit.
The tools necessary for the repair of the PVC boat hull, depending on the place of work:
rags;
solvent;
brushes;
thermal heater;
hard roller;
scissors, knife.
The glue used must have properties that ensure a strong bond of the material:
heat resistance;
resistance to mechanical stress;
elasticity and flexibility.
For repair work, adhesives are used:
Uranus;
Desnokol (together with Desmodur additive);
RK-2;
Master glue;
UR-Mono;
Super-NN (with hardener "Izur-021").
To give the adhesive composition a more liquid consistency, a special solvent is used - MEK (methylene ketol), which gives the composition elasticity and high adhesive properties.
To replace or clean the valve, a tool is required, which must be included in the repair kit.
When going out into the countryside or fishing, you should always take special materials with you: PVC fabric, special glue, a repair kit and a tool for carrying out repair work.
PVC material, glue, repair kit must be of the same type, suitable for repair work.
VIDEO If damage is found to the PVC boat hull, it is necessary to inspect and, if necessary, prepare for repairs in the field.
To carry out the repair, it is necessary to carry out the following operations:
Bleed air from the boat hull.
Wash the damaged area well and dry.
Degrease the boat hull at the bonding area and the patch cloth using thinner, acetone or gasoline.
Make a patch template and try it on to the place of damage on the boat hull. If the damage is small in size, the patch is placed on one side, and if it has a large area, then on 2 sides.
A patch is cut to the size of the template from PVC fabric, degreased, dried.
Using a brush, glue is applied to the hull of the boat and to the patch and kept for 10-15 minutes. for setting.
Secondary, the gluing sites are processed with glue, held for 5 minutes. and applied to each other, rolled with a hard roller to remove air bubbles.
The boat is slightly inflated with air and left for 2-3 hours. to dry the glue.
VIDEO When repairing damage with a large area, it is first necessary to sew up the fabric with threads, and then glue it with patches on both sides.
VIDEO In case of malfunction of the valves installed on the boat, it is necessary to inspect them with a functional check. To do this, using a special key, the valves are unscrewed, cleaned of dirt and washed in gasoline.
They are lubricated with oil and assembled in the reverse order. They are checked for leaks, if the operability is not restored, then they are replaced with new ones.
It should also be remembered that after the end of the fishing season, when laying the PVC boat for storage, it must be thoroughly washed to remove the smell of fish, which attracts rodents that can damage the hull.
Inflatable boats made of polyvinyl chloride fabric (PVC) can replace models made of wood, aluminum and plastic. The only drawback is failure due to improper storage and receipt of breaks, burn-throughs. How to repair inflatable boats, how to glue a PVC boat, can it be done on the shore of a reservoir, how to glue the damaged area - this will be discussed.
To carry out repairs, you must find the place of the leak. The puncture is not always noticeable immediately, there are several holes. To find them, you need to inspect the inflated vessel in the water. Air bubbles will appear at the site of the hole. If found, they should be marked with a puncture marker or pencil. The boat must be lifted out of the water and dried.
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Before proceeding with the repair of an inflatable boat, you need to perform a number of preparatory work. Place a stone, board, or other flat object under the hole. The foundation must be solid. The air from the chambers is discharged, the surface is cleaned and degreased with toluene, gasoline or alcohol. Acetone is not recommended as it will damage PVC. Emery and pelt will also make the holes even bigger.
The patch is cut out. It is made from the same material from which the boat is made. It is better to use a repair kit, which has everything you need to work. The patch is cut in such a size that its edges extend beyond the hole by 2 cm. Its shape is square, round, oval or rectangular. Before gluing, the patch is cleaned and degreased.
The boat is supplied with oars and a pump with a repair kit designed to eliminate damage. It includes PVC patches of different colors:
large patch - 1 pc.;
round patches - 4 pcs .;
glue in a tube.
The glue may be of poor quality, then you will have to purchase another.
The most important thing in puncture repair is knowing exactly how to glue the rubber boat, how to connect the patch to the boat's material. The reliability of the repair depends on the quality of the adhesive mixture. What kind of glue can be used if the repair kit contains it of poor quality or runs out. The popular Secunda composition is not able to seal the hole in a PVC product with high quality. The patch will stick but will fall off soon. The composition of this adhesive is cyanoacrylate, which widens the hole.
Experienced fishermen know very well how to glue a PVC boat at home. It is better to use a polyurethane-based adhesive, such a tube is inserted into the repair kit. It can be Professional glue, but it is specially selected for PVC products. The quality of the glue is determined by the following criterion: a good composition does not stick to hands when dried. Once dry, the excess cannot be removed from the surfaces. Heat resistance is also of great importance, the boat gets very hot in the sun.
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When choosing the right composition, consider the following:
special glue is better than universal;
cheap composition is of low quality;
superglue is not suitable for working with PVC;
the polyurethane composition requires heating up to 70 ° C.
Considering the above factors, the bonding will be of good quality.
There are several rules on how to glue a PVC boat or carry out other do-it-yourself rubber boat repairs. After cleaning and degreasing the parts to be bonded, allow time for them to dry. The glue is applied to the damaged area and to the patch in a thick layer. After application, it dries up within 5-7 minutes. The exact time is indicated on the package. The operation is repeated 2 more times. After the third drying, the patch is applied to the damaged area, pressed and smoothed. For smoothing, use a rolling pin, bottle or other round object.
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The trick is to heat the repair site. If it is done at home, it is better to use a hairdryer. In nature, use a mug with heated water. After warming up, the repair site cools and dries up. You can use the boat after 2-3 hours, but even better - after 2-3 days.By this time, the glue is gaining strength.
In this way, it is easy to repair cuts or punctures up to 5 cm. Sometimes an underwater snag pulls out a large piece from the bottom, then it is easier to seek help from specialists. Such repairs are carried out in workshops that carry out tire fitting. There you can also glue the puncture in the swimming mattress.
PVC patch;
glue;
scissors;
marker or pencil;
brush;
degreasing liquid;
hairdryer;
roller, rolling pin, bottle;
valve key;
thick threads.
In the case of outdoor repairs, the hairdryer is replaced with a lighter.
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DIY PVC boat repair should be done taking into account some features:
PVC is a durable material, it is not affected by ultraviolet light, salt water and oil products;
product service life - 20 years;
has high wear resistance;
not afraid of mold, dampness, does not melt and does not rot;
withstands temperature drops from 40 degrees below zero to 50 degrees Celsius;
weighs less than rubber counterparts.
Repair and tuning of PVC boats looks like this step by step:
the place for the glue is cleaned;
degreased;
a patch is cut out;
an adhesive is applied, dried;
a second layer is applied and dried;
a third layer is applied, dried and applied to the site of damage;
the surfaces to be glued are heated up to 70 ° С;
the surface is leveled with a roller.
After 2-3 days, the patch will be firmly fixed in place.
Punctures and burn-throughs happen far from home. Urgent and permanent repairs can be performed. Emergency repair is used when it is necessary to continue fishing from the boat. Procedure:
a punctured chamber descends;
a patch is cut out;
the surfaces in the place of damage and patch are cleaned and degreased;
a layer of glue is applied and dried for 2-3 minutes;
the patch is pressed against the hole.
This method allows you to stay afloat for some time, but you need to make constant repairs at home. If you have free time:
the damaged chamber is lowered and the puncture site is degreased;
the patch is cut and degreased;
an adhesive mass is applied to the surface, dries up for 15 minutes;
a second layer is applied with a 15-minute drying time;
the third layer is applied and dried for 7-10 minutes;
the patch is applied to the hole and heated with a lighter or a mug of water;
hot patch is rolled with a bottle to remove air.
After 3 hours, the boat can be inflated, but not to the maximum. The glue will dry completely after 3 days.
Special knowledge is needed when deciding how to glue a boat that has torn at the seam, or a large puncture, is it possible to replace the valve on a PVC boat with your own hands. Holes larger than 4-5 cm are glued using the same methods as for small punctures. The only difference is in the number of patches that need to be used 2 or more: 1 patch is applied from the inside, the other from the outside. They roll well with a roller. The adhesion strength is checked with a soapy solution, which is applied to the places of possible air passage (soap bubbles will appear at the exit point).
With a large hole, it is difficult to join the edges of the material. In such cases, proceed as follows:
the damaged area is washed, dried and degreased;
the edges of the hole are sewn with harsh threads;
glued with 2 patches;
a larger patch is applied over the glued one.
It is better to give large holes to be repaired in a workshop, there are equipment, materials and craftsmen.
VIDEO Sometimes the valve fails. The boat valve is not repaired, it is simply replaced. To perform a replacement, you need to take the key from the repair kit and turn off the tap. In the absence of a key, it is easy to make it using a plastic pipe and a jigsaw. The valve is wrapped with the same key. Replacing the valve with a PVC boat in the workshop costs 600 rubles.
If punctures and lacerations are easily repaired, then restoration of the bottom will not cause problems for a master who has experience and knows exactly how to glue PVC with a destroyed bottom.Therefore, it is better to repair the bottom in a workshop, otherwise the glued rubber may come off at the most inopportune time. Do-it-yourself rubber boat repair is not so difficult. Good gluing techniques, cloth and glue should be used. Holes up to 10 cm can be glued at home.
The best patches are made from PVC. They are glued from below and from above to the bottom. The glued areas are cleaned and degreased. Others of a larger size are glued over the patches. With proper operation, the boat will last for many years after repair, if it is washed, cleaned and dried after each use.
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Many people who like to fish or relax in nature purchase PVC boats. They are much cheaper than motorized hard metal counterparts and do not require a parking space. A PVC boat is an excellent economical option for those who have fishing and recreation on ponds as an integral part of their leisure time.
However, one of the most significant disadvantages of PVC boats is their high susceptibility to damage. This is understandable, because the material cannot be compared in strength to metal. Often, the life of a boat depends on the knowledge and skills of its owner in the field of repair. It is not for nothing that when buying a boat, it immediately has a repair kit.
Puncture of an inflatable boat. It may happen that the hook will pierce the side, or you, through your negligence, pierce the boat with a sharp object. There are situations when a PVC boat is burned with cigarette butts.
Cuts and lacerations. Very often in domestic reservoirs you can find various metal fittings and rods sticking out from the bottom. Most often, beginners stumble upon boat cuts, who have not yet managed to identify all the dangerous places for themselves.
Failure of the boat valve. The valve usually breaks due to mechanical stress on it. You can simply step on the valve.
If a misfortune has happened to your boat, then do not despair ahead of time. PVC is a material that can be repaired very well. Often a PVC boat can be repaired in the field and then continue fishing or rest.
Of course, in many cases, hastily made repairs are not very high quality and require rework after returning to land. But nevertheless, it allows you to continue your journey.
In order to repair the boat yourself, you will need the following tools:
Repair kit (adhesive and patches)
Scissors
Metal plate or roller
Hair dryer. It is better to use a construction hairdryer, but in extreme cases, a household one is also suitable.
Pencil
Solvent
Brush
Water, soap and rags (rags).
Of course, this is all about removing cuts on land. If you have to repair the unit in the field, then you will be able to use only a lighter and a repair kit.
The repair kit is a set of materials with which you can independently repair the boat in the field.
Considering that PVC fabric is a more than unpretentious material, an inflatable boat can be repaired even in the most difficult conditions.
The standard repair kit includes a set of PVC fabric washers (usually with a diameter of 40 and 80 millimeters in an amount of 6 units) and a tube with a special adhesive for PVC. I must say that absolutely all PVC boats are equipped with repair kits, so you don't have to choose it yourself. If you run out of fabric or glue, it’s best not to discard the tube, but leave a piece of fabric as a sample.
Unfortunately, most often the glue in the repair kit ends or becomes unusable. If you cannot find exactly the same as the previous one, then we advise you to use some recommendations.
First, the adhesive must create a strong waterproof seam.
Secondly, it must withstand the static and dynamic loads that the boat will be subjected to.
Finally, it must be thermally stable.If you do not want your patch to come unstuck during storage of the boat in winter and not "float" in summer, be sure to take into account the thermal resistance parameter.
The adhesive must have sufficient elasticity.
This video presents the choice of glue for repairing an inflatable boat from a practical point of view: several patches of various types of glue were glued to a piece of pvc in accordance with all gluing rules, and left to dry. Then they were tested by the sun. Which glue for a pvc boat is better - find out from the video.
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To get started, unpack the repair kit and cut out a small piece of fabric - preferably oval or round. You can trim rectangular workpieces with scissors or, if repairs are being made in the field, with a knife. It is important that the length of the workpiece is at least a couple of centimeters greater than the diameter of the cut or pierce.
It is important that the gluing is done on a flat surface without creases. Level the area of the material to be repaired by placing a boat floor or a board under it.
Do not glue the material onto a dirty surface. Use acetone or solvent to clean and degrease it. If neither one nor the other is at hand, use alcohol. Do not under any circumstances clean the surface with sandpaper - this will only harm you.
Place the cut patch over the repair and trace around it with a pencil.
Take a brush and apply the glue evenly on both surfaces. Wait a little while it dries out.
Repeat the previous operation in 10-15 minutes.
Begin gluing 5 minutes after reapplying the glue. In general, the drying time of the glue depends on the humidity, the ambient temperature and the storage time of the glue itself, so it is better not to wait for the exact time, but to guide the state of the glue - it should stick a little.
To activate the adhesive, heat the repair area with a hair dryer or lighter. It's important not to overdo it - you should heat the glue, not set it on fire.
Squeeze out any air bubbles and roll the bonding area with a hard roller. In the field, a knife handle will do for this.
The glued area should dry out for at least a day.
The procedure for repairing large ragged cuts and holes differs from the previous repair method only in that it is necessary to glue the linings also from the inside.
First, you need to cut two oval or round patches of the same size.
Then prepare the repair site, straighten and degrease it.
Sketch.
In the same way as in the method described above, glue two patches.
For maximum reliability, you can stick two pads on the surface at once. The first should be smaller than the second in diameter.
The repair kit is designed to repair cuts that are no longer than 15 centimeters.
Repair of cuts differs in that the gluing procedure is preceded by stitching of torn surfaces using heavy-duty threads. The rest of the operations are carried out in the same way. The gluing of the slots is carried out using two pads on the outer and inner surfaces of the boat.
How can one person independently launch an equipped boat with a motor?
You won't be able to replace the valve just like that - you need a special key for this. To remove the old valve, it is strictly not recommended to use improvised means and methods, because you can further aggravate the situation.
If you have a factory key, there will be no problems with removing the valve. Otherwise, you can try to make it yourself. Find a small diameter tube of about 1.5-2 centimeters made of hard plastic or metal, as well as a jigsaw - you will need it to cut the teeth (to get contact with the inner surface of the valve).To place the "crank", make a small cylindrical hole from above. Be sure to deflate the boat's cylinders.
You will need to find the mating part of the valve ("glass") and unscrew the valve body from it. It is possible that, as a result of long-term operation, the valve will not twist. Then a special spray will come in handy.
Inspect the broken valve after removing it. You may be limited to lubricating the spring with grease and flushing the old valve, and you will not have to change it.
If the valve cannot be repaired, install a new product.
Using a wrench, screw in the new tap valve, while holding its counterpart. The main thing is not to overdo it with effort. Do not pinch the new valve too much - this can break the key or the valve itself.
Check the tightness of the connection with a soapy solution. If air still flows through, gently squeeze the valve.
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If you repair the PVC boat on time, then it will serve you for a long time. The main thing is to follow the step-by-step instructions and take your time, because poor-quality repairs are sometimes very difficult to redo.
As in the second method, apply two layers of glue to the surfaces to be glued. Allow the glue to dry completely. Then either put the patch in place of the damage and warm it up with a construction hair dryer (the surface should not be overheated, it should be warm, but not hot), or first warm up the damaged area, then the patch and then press the patch tightly to the damaged area. In both cases, it is necessary to carefully and strongly roll the surfaces to be glued with a roller. This method gives the most reliable repair result.
Some of the most common reasons for doing boat repairs are:
