Thread: Inflatable boat glue

Hi all,

I have an inflatable that used to hold air, but has been rolled up (probably the problem) in the shed for a while and has come apart at a few seams.
What's the best glue for these and do you think it's worth the effort or will it just come apart somewhere else?

Cheers

Bostik 555

bostic simson. but prep is everything

Incept in Taihape have the "proper" stuff. 2C.

Bostik 777 or 999 is what you need for inflatable boats.

If the seams are ungluing like that, i think you will be chasing your tail attempting repairs. From experience, having a rubber duck delaminate can sometimes be hazardous to your health, especially if a couple of Km offshore😐

Cheers all, looks like 777 plus the crosslinker is the go.
If it works, all good. If not I'm $70 in the hole and no worse off.

It wont be going offshore, at worst it'll be floating down the lazy stretches of some local rivers

The 777 with crosslinker is the way to go, as others have said cleanliness is the thing. While you are at it, inspect all the seams and see what they look like. Any delamination and grab and pull, if the original glue formulation has softened a lot of the seams could be about to go as well.

You need to get all traces of crap and old glue off, which involves quite harsh solvents typically to get the old glue off. Then final clean/prep - green scitchbrite was a revelation for me here! It's not easy with some of the seams to get everything aligned, clean reasonably heavy plastic sheet can help positioning and just slide the pieces out when you have the seam in the right place and roll over the seam with a roller to push everything together before moving to the next bit...