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Repair Advice
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[cool][#0000ff]I have made "make do" repairs on a few seams over the years. Looks like that seam failure was in the PVC section. Heavy fabric. Just get a stout needle and some size D rod wrapping nylon thread. Deflate the tube, remove the bladder and turn the cover inside out. Now do a stitch job. Might need some pliers for pushing and pulling the needle through the PVC fabric. Finish it up by making a bead of Aquaseal along the repair and let it cure. If you do it right it will be virtually invisible from the outside.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Option B is to take it to a shop that makes or repairs tents and awnings. They have heavy commercial sewing machines than can make quick work of such a repair. But, again, it is a good idea to reinforce the repair with some Aquaseal.[/#0000ff]
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Repair Advice - by Pitman - 08-29-2011, 03:29 AM
Re: [Pitman] Repair Advice - by pontoonman - 08-29-2011, 04:38 AM
Re: [Pitman] Repair Advice - by Hnaf - 08-29-2011, 04:46 AM
Re: [Pitman] Repair Advice - by TubeDude - 08-29-2011, 11:29 AM
Re: [TubeDude] Repair Advice - by Pitman - 08-29-2011, 12:04 PM
Re: [Pitman] Repair Advice - by flygoddess - 08-29-2011, 01:48 PM
Re: [Pitman] Repair Advice - by albinotrout - 08-30-2011, 12:59 AM

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