10-18-2005, 02:45 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Before you blame a leak for a softening craft, think first about the possibility of it shrinking in colder water. Try airing your craft up "to the max", and then some, before launching in the colder waters of late fall. You can also take a pump out with you to try to top off the air chamber if it does shrink. If it keeps shrinking, then you DO have a leak. I have been fooled before, and it is a lot of hassle and frustration to take the tube apart and be unable to find the leak, when there isn't one.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you are sure you have a leak, here is a writeup I put together (SEE ATTACHMENT)[/#0000ff]
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Aquaseal...penicillin for repairing waders and float tube air chambers. Shown with the Cotol accellerant for helping the clear flexible waterproof patch cure more quickly. [/size][/#000000]
[#0000ff]This is a pic of the Aquaseal stuff that I use for all wader and bladder repairs these days.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you are sure you have a leak, here is a writeup I put together (SEE ATTACHMENT)[/#0000ff]
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Aquaseal...penicillin for repairing waders and float tube air chambers. Shown with the Cotol accellerant for helping the clear flexible waterproof patch cure more quickly. [/size][/#000000]
[#0000ff]This is a pic of the Aquaseal stuff that I use for all wader and bladder repairs these days.[/#0000ff]
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