Ran Over channel marker. 3M rip. Help!

[Gaelmart]

Yep thats 3 meters.

Last night I had to do a rescue of another rib that got 'sandbared'. Dark, fast retreating tide , 5 blokes plus me, yu get the idea.
I have 4m narwarl, 2 y/o.

On return journey(about 1KM) due to spot light being blocked, weight in boat, etc etc.. I ran over one of those broken triangler markers laying on its side, couple of inches below water.
It did a 'titanic' on the tube, front to back below the waterline.

BTW. I was quite impressed as we had no problem going last 500m with 6 blokes and one tube in fadst ebbing water.(Thier ribs say there 'unsinkable')

Anyway
I'm pretty sure its uPVC that narwhal use.
Simple question can a 3m repair be done.? (Thier Org is paying)
I use the rib at least 2 days a week year round, so I'll have to trust it.

Appreciate any info.
Gary

[Erin]

Don't see why not. It's no different from a seam joint of which you'll have quite a few already running the length of the boat from when it was made.

[PeterM]

I'd be talking to insurers looking for a full retube , with your excess paid by those offering to pay for the repair.

[chewy]

A 3m tear will be going between a couple if chambers too, it'll be repairable but would you buy a RIB that had a 3m repair?

[jyasaki]

If you *could* repair it, would you ever trust the repair? Seems to me that a failure of the patch could be fairly catastrophic.

But, I've seen some fairly large repairs (though on hypalon), and they usually entail stitching the rip together prior to gluing a rather generous patch on. It would probably be better to patch inside and out, but I don't see how that would be possible without opening the tube up to work on the rip (which I don't think you can do with PVC.) The ensuing repair, while airtight, is really unsightly (which is the British understatement for "horrendously ugly".)

I'd be pushing for a retube as well.

I take it the rescue was successul?


Luck wiith it


jky

[willk]

Originally Posted by jyasaki

(which is the British understatement for "horrendously ugly".)

You British then, JKY?

[paul tilley]

we would attempt to repair it but would not give any warrenty i would advise a retube in hypalon

[BogMonster]

Originally Posted by chewy

A 3m tear will be going between a couple if chambers too, it'll be repairable but would you buy a RIB that had a 3m repair?

Nope.......

Possible, maybe; desirable, no.

[Hightower]

Retube in Hypalon as said before. Excess and loss of NCB being picked up by the people offering costs

[willk]

Retube her Gary. No-one will give you decent money for a RIB with a repair of that magnitude. We're almost neighbours BTW, I'm just through the Gap.