Someone good to repair tubes on a Zodiac, Shropshire

bertiebasset · 29 May 2011, 20:24

Hi,

We've got a zodiac SIB with hypalon tubes. There is a leak on the seam at the stern "cone end" of the tube took it to be repaired, but the company we used did a terrible bodge job. Can anyone recommend someone to repair our boat?

I'm prepared to travel to get a good job done.

Thanks

Bert

bigscott · 29 May 2011, 21:31

TIDEL : Hypalon RIB Tubes : New and Replacement Inflatable Retubes and Boat Tube Repairs is very good. they are based near Totnes in Devon.

bertiebasset · 30 May 2011, 16:07

Thanks - can any one suggest anywhere in West Midlands, North West or North Wales

bedajim · 30 May 2011, 17:30

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Originally Posted by bertiebasset

Thanks - can any one suggest anywhere in West Midlands, North West or North Wales

Eurocraft?

Jim

chewy · 30 May 2011, 18:23

Sit

bertiebasset · 30 May 2011, 19:32

Hi chewy, what is sit?

chewy · 30 May 2011, 19:42

SIT Ltd - Specialised Inflatable Technology

Think its ex Eurocraft employees who setup, they do some pretty impressive stuff.

John Kennett · 31 May 2011, 18:27

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Originally Posted by bertiebasset

We've got a zodiac SIB with hypalon tubes

Are you sure? There are some around but most are made from Zodiac's "Strongan Duotex" PVC. Might be worth double checking.

bertiebasset · 03 August 2011, 23:42

Hi John,

yes it IS 20 years old before Zodiac started using PVC, apart from the bodged repair in good condition.

ribraff · 03 August 2011, 23:46

What about Polymarine?

kerny · 03 August 2011, 23:51

Eurocraft

bertiebasset · 04 August 2011, 11:58

Hi ribraff,

Unfortunately (and I didn't want to name names) it was Polymarine who did the original repairs. My wife drove over Colwyn Bay to drop the boat off and we left written instructions of what the problems were. Polymarine used Sealflex and we went back to pick it up

The next time we inflated it (admittedly the following spring) it went flat and we contacted Polymarine and took it back. They repaired it again and I spoke to them to get reassurance that it would not leak. I then picked it up, took it up to Oban, went out in it and it started leaking quite dramatically from the area we had identified originally.

I've lost faith in Polymarine - I don't want the boat sealflexed again, but the cone end join properly repaired.