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Old 15 February 2012, 18:12   #1
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Material Identification - Brig F300

I purchased a used Brig F300 for a tender. It has a small leak that I need to repair, but I'm not sure what material it has. I read that Brig come in either Hypalon or PVC and read somewhere that they glue their PVC, so the seams aren't melted. I believe it's a 2004. I read that PVC usually has a strip over the seam, which mine does. It has approximately a 2" wide piece of material over all the seams. I'm leading toward PVC, but I was hoping someone can help identify it.

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Old 15 February 2012, 19:38   #2
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If you can't tell then I'd take it to someone in the know to be on the safe side, pop over to you're local inflatable store.
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Old 15 February 2012, 22:24   #3
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local inflatable store.
Not that there are 1000s of stores selling inflatables!
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Old 15 February 2012, 22:34   #4
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Most of the smaller BRIGs come in PVC as standard but hypalon is optional for some models, so it can be either.
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Old 15 February 2012, 22:45   #5
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I emailed BRIG direct and they replied in a couple hours, which was nice. They said if the model number has an H after it, it's Hypalon. Mine is an F300 with no H, so it looks like I have PVC.

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