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16 August 2016, 15:23
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Country: USA
Town: S. Carolina
Boat name: D560
Make: Avon
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2016 Merc 115hp CT
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Zodiac / Bombard Fish & Hunt were only PVC.
FR-XDC = Welded air seams, welded transom, glued floor (Strongan material)
CN-XDC = Glued everything (Mehler Valmex material)
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16 August 2016, 16:06
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: bulith wells
Boat name: no name
Make: zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Aug 2016
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Happy if it can be fixed
Not so worried about material all I can add is the fabric is textured and a Matt finish. All the ones I have seen online are pvc smooth and have a vinyl finish. Will post pictures soon.
Jon all I can say is upside down tope under an inflatable of any type is bad news
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16 August 2016, 18:58
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: bulith wells
Boat name: no name
Make: zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Aug 2016
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Tope was the baddy in this
Hi Maximus,
Afraid to disagree the tope indeed was the culprit, probably shook it's head as I was cutting the leader as close to the fish as possible. It was a nice size tope not that I have huge experience with them but about 50lbs which is not a small fish not a big one but big enough.
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16 August 2016, 19:44
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Bloody vicious those Tope!
Was out fishing on Sunday and this one caught a sniff of my cheese and onion crisps - bloody tried to snatch the packet right out my hand.
Luckily I had an old pair of the wife's knickers for it chew on  .
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16 August 2016, 19:49
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: bulith wells
Boat name: no name
Make: zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 15hp 2 stroke
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haha nice tope that
Well that is a nice tope you had there 
Think I would have had a bit more than an inch slice with those nashers
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16 August 2016, 22:58
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Country: Australia
Town: ipswich
Make: Gemini Cat 2 Exsurfr
Length: 3m +
Engine: outboard 30hp
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Have you considered about spearfishing?
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17 August 2016, 01:17
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
Engine: outboard
Join Date: May 2015
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Just think you were very unlucky, as mentioned earlier we get many sharks around the boat even great whites. My daughter has just picked up sponsorship from a diving and spearfishing company and a new suit has just arrived so after school we will be out among the sharks at the seal colony.
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17 August 2016, 02:05
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: bulith wells
Boat name: no name
Make: zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Aug 2016
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ok not sure they do a spear big enough for those fish you have, have caught a 900lbs+ tiger off kenya but at least boat was bigger than fish that time. Now I am sure rubber boat and great whites cannot be good combination. But best of luck to your daughter and you stay safe.
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17 August 2016, 18:06
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Country: USA
Town: Oakland CA
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Thanks for the pic, Willk.
jky
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18 August 2016, 05:08
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Country: Canada
Town: British Columbia
Make: Gemini
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp 2 str
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,151
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poly
Oops,  I read it as 30cm! |
I read it as 30m!
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20 August 2016, 07:43
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: bulith wells
Boat name: no name
Make: zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Aug 2016
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Yes thats the culprit, glad someone caught it.
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20 August 2016, 07:49
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: bulith wells
Boat name: no name
Make: zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 15hp 2 stroke
Join Date: Aug 2016
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The fabric is indeed PVC, thanks for all that found the answer, but is textured so unlike the newest models and is matt finish. Anyway getting patched professionally I would have tried but living in Wales trying to manage humidity to get best out of glues not the best. Thanks for all the help and pictures, you have to look out for those Tope they can be nasty, well one of them was nasty.
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