Unfortunately, if the air-deck of your SIB has been overinflated to the point that the 'stitches' keeping the two layers of the boat floor parallel have been broken, and the once flat surface is now trying to resemble a cylinder this...
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There isn't a standard length for the elephant trunks / drainage socks that are fitted on the transoms of many RIBs and other hard boats. Transom heights and the depth a boat sits in the water all affect the length...
We wouldn’t recommend using any sort of scraper for the 2 part PVC adhesive or 2 part Hypalon adhesive (ToobBond) that we sell. What we do recommend is a short/stiff brush. If you’re using a normal paint brush, it’s simple...
Unfortunately not necessarily as both PVC and Hypalon have a woven fabric layer in them, which is sometimes referred to as the base layer. The Hypalon we sell is Orca Pennel & Flipo and typically this has a High Tenacity...
Whilst we don't currently (April 2023) sell antifoul, we are often asked about removing it. Removing antifoul from even a small RIB hull can be a mammoth task and the idea of sanding a yacht or large RIB hull even...
No matter what the material of your handles (ie moulded from EPDM, Fast Rubber or PVC), they should be installed with the tubes inflated. But here’s the catch…you also need to be able to press the handle down onto...
The two main materials used for building inflatables are PVC and hypalon, but there is also PU (polyurethane). If you know the make of your inflatable, that can be a really good clue as to the material it's made from,...
There are 2 different yellow hypalon colours that we stock at RIBstore: Colorado Yellow and Sunflower Yellow. Thankfully they are quite distinguishable from each other - Colorado Yellow is a more traditional yellow, where as Sunflower Yellow has an orangey tinge. ...
