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14 October 2005, 21:13
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Country: UK - England
Town: STOKE
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Make: Humber Destoyer 5.5
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small leaks in tubes
hi
have 3 small leaks in bow section of tubes,below the protecton rubber that goes around rib these are on the seam tapes that run virtical,quite hard to get at cleanly,any idears about repairs please
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15 October 2005, 02:45
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Country: USA
Boat name: Thalassa
Make: RIBCRAFT
Length: 5m +
Engine: Honda 115 4 stroke
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u might not wanna ask that...i did about my SIB and some ppl got mad lol...
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15 October 2005, 09:30
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Country: UK - England
Town: Reading, Hants
Boat name: Juicy
Make: Sealine F43
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2 x 370hp
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stul
hi
have 3 small leaks in bow section of tubes,below the protecton rubber that goes around rib these are on the seam tapes that run virtical,quite hard to get at cleanly,any idears about repairs please
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some advice to help you
if you can, take a picture of the area where the leak is and mark it if possible, also take a bigger pic of the boat and then folks who are expert in repairs will be able to give you advice, identify the tube type etc or at least the boat type and manufacturer, you will then find people will be very happy to help.
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15 October 2005, 10:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dartmouth
Boat name: TIDEL III
Make: AVON SEARIDER
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hugh is right pics of leak and make of boat are essntial in order to give proper advice alternatively phone me on 07815 144269 and i may be able to help over the phone .
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15 October 2005, 10:50
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Town: Dartmouth
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Make: AVON SEARIDER
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stul is this the secondhand narwhal ,if so and it has the original tubes then your leak is more than likely under the rubbing strake itself along the main seam of the tube .if the leak is very slow ie it does not affect a days useage leave well alone if it deflates within a few hours it will be a nasty job to do
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15 October 2005, 17:56
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Country: USA
Boat name: The Boot
Make: Avon SR5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF70
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Just a thought,
Could you use some kind of tube slime etc and put it in the tube of the rib from the valve, deflate the tube and try to massage the stuff over to the suspected pin holes to block them off. Then you can inflate the tubes, and maybe the pressure will push the stuff through and seal off the hole. I know we have this stuff here in the US for that type of job. The issue would be being able to rotate the tubes to get the stuff to cover the holes. OR maybe put it in and go for some rough wave jumping with hard decelerations to get it all over the place inside there ;-)
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16 October 2005, 20:26
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Country: UK - England
Town: STOKE
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Make: Humber Destoyer 5.5
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Originally Posted by boatster_sr4
Just a thought,
Could you use some kind of tube slime etc and put it in the tube of the rib from the valve, deflate the tube and try to massage the stuff over to the suspected pin holes to block them off. Then you can inflate the tubes, and maybe the pressure will push the stuff through and seal off the hole. I know we have this stuff here in the US for that type of job. The issue would be being able to rotate the tubes to get the stuff to cover the holes. OR maybe put it in and go for some rough wave jumping with hard decelerations to get it all over the place inside there ;-)
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Thanks for info - intend to try local firm with this type of product - hadn't thought of the rough wave jumping but sounds like a good idea !
Stul
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16 October 2005, 20:29
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: STOKE
Boat name: Humma
Make: Humber Destoyer 5.5
Length: 5m +
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MMSI: 235068231
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Originally Posted by Chopppywaters
u might not wanna ask that...i did about my SIB and some ppl got mad lol...
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Thanks for reply - feel a bit mad myself !
ps ? what does SIB stand for
Stul
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16 October 2005, 20:30
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: STOKE
Boat name: Humma
Make: Humber Destoyer 5.5
Length: 5m +
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paul tilley
hugh is right pics of leak and make of boat are essntial in order to give proper advice alternatively phone me on 07815 144269 and i may be able to help over the phone .
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Thanks for your help - working on it !
Stul
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17 October 2005, 04:59
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Member
Country: USA
Boat name: The Boot
Make: Avon SR5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF70
Join Date: Aug 2005
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sib - Soft Inflatable Boat. Like a tender with an air keel
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19 October 2005, 22:23
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: STOKE
Boat name: Humma
Make: Humber Destoyer 5.5
Length: 5m +
Engine: Out b 75 hp Marriner
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boatster_sr4
sib - Soft Inflatable Boat. Like a tender with an air keel
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thanks learning all the time
stul
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