I'm not there, so I can't see it, but most plastic dinghies are made from
rotomolded polyethylene or polypropylene. Walker Bay boats are made from
UV-stable polypropylene. ABS is a very unlikely material. You can test it
to see by dripping pure methylene chloride on the dinghy. If it is one of
the
Brass"
To:
Subject: Stus-List Advise on a dinghy repair
Date: Sat, Apr 6, 2013 12:36 am
I recently bought an 8 foot Sandpiper hard dinghy, thinking it might work
better on the davits on Imzadi than the Zodiac inflatable I use now. I need
some advice on how to make a reapir that is needed. The
Hi Rick,
Epoxy resin and foam are compatible, foam and
polyester resin is not compatible. Epoxy won't
really bond to the ABS but will be okay as a
large backing block, after all it will be the
fastenings that end up holding the epoxy to the
ABS if I have the visualization correct.
Your rep
3M 5200
Rich Knowles
Indigo. LF38
Halifax
On 2013-04-06, at 1:36, "Rick Brass" wrote:
I recently bought an 8 foot Sandpiper hard dinghy, thinking it might work
better on the davits on Imzadi than the Zodiac inflatable I use now. I need
some advice on how to make a reapir that is needed.
Th
I recently bought an 8 foot Sandpiper hard dinghy, thinking it might work
better on the davits on Imzadi than the Zodiac inflatable I use now. I need
some advice on how to make a reapir that is needed.
The Sandpiper is a molded ABS dinghy like a Walker Bay, with foam filling
between the inne
