Repair & maintenance: repairing plastic type boat cover

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repairing plastic type boat cover

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Topic: repairing plastic type boat cover

Posted By: Jimbob
Subject: repairing plastic type boat cover
Date Posted: 04 Feb 11 at 4:27pm

Can anyone advise me of a really strong glue which will join a plasticky/canvassy material from which my boat cover is made. It is parting along two seams and I want to join these without sewing by gluing patches of similar material on the underside. I've tried all the usual easily available contact adhesives but none will stick properly. I've got it patched at the moment with spinnaker sail repair tape and strips of sail number material and these are sticking 'like glue' and the fabric in these seems to be fairly strong. But I would like to make a more permanent repair.

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Jimbob

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Posted By: tomoore1
Date Posted: 04 Feb 11 at 5:27pm

You could try the RIB air tube sticky patches.

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Restoring Firefly 517

Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 04 Feb 11 at 7:04pm

Try the stuff used to stick drysuit seals or that used to mend inflatable boats.