Vinyl fix, small tear

[Dave K.]

Hi everyone, been a little while since my last post, good to be here. I have a small tear on a vinyl cushion in the bow.
What's the Best or at least a very good repair kit to buy?
Ty, Dave

 

[Alumarine]

Might want to look into a vinyl repair tape called Tear-Aid.
I used the Type B on a small tear on my clear zip in side window and it worked very well.

Available here on Iboats.
https://www.iboats.com/shop/searchra...lt/?q=tear-aid

 

[Dave K.]

Marc, TY - looks like I'll purchase that here then. BTW I've heard about this but wasn't sure if either Type A or Type B. Thx for clearing that up!

 

[tpenfield]

I used a 3M vinyl repair kit. It was pretty good, but I found that the vinyl 'patch' did not stand up to the sun exposure very well, so I ended up using some SEM Vinyl paint over the repair spot after a few years.

I think the best repair is to replace the section of vinyl that is damaged . . . but that is more of a labor of love.

 

[Dave K.]

Going to try the tape 1st and see but If it doesn't work I'll try to replace the section. It's in the bow up against the side so not sure how to get to it but I'm decent at figuring things out. Ty the boat is in good shape and want to keep it that way