Would You Do This to Rehab an Old Avon Redcrest Dinghy? FLEX SEAL! (Boat Work: Sailing 9 LIVES)
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- Опубликовано: 7 дек 2022
- Our sailboat, 9 LIVES, came with an old Avon Redcrest hypalon inflatable dinghy from 1983. We have since named it Cloud 9. The dinghy is a very old design. It is not a RIB with a solid fiberglass hull and flat transom, though it does have a wooden floor insert and a small motor mount on the back that can handle up to 2.5 hp. Though outdated and slow, it does have some benefits. It is fairly lightweight, and can be disassembled, deflated, and easily stored in a locker when rolled up.
So, we decided to give it a new lease on life. It had one small hole in the front tube, so I cut out a small hypalon patch and used a special UV-inhibited glue from Weaver Adhesives. I used this glue to reattach some of the loose edges of the rub strips and rubber hardware on the boat, as well.
To cover up the old registration numbers and names painted on the stern, we prepared the hypalon on the top of the dinghy and then painted it with white Flex Seal! It is good for hypalon, after all, and provides a nice white coating that is waterproof and also provides some UV protection to the most vulnerable parts of the dinghy.
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Came across this video, did the same to my Avon hard wood transom....did mine in black worked good actually hasn't flaked off..
I bet that worked out nicely. I really can’t fault the product, it does what it does very well!
I inflate and deflate my boat all the time for storage, is the paint flexible or will it flake off?
How you guys making out after the hurricane? I’m so bummed about the boat. 😢
We're fine, thank you for asking. The fence got wrecked by the wind and the dock got wrecked by the tidal surge and waves. I've been making repairs to the dock here and there, and will soon start rebuilding the fence (I know you saw the drama with the neighbor... I got that sorted out so now can proceed with confidence).
The boat is still there, sunk by the riverbank. It has more holes in it than I had originally thought. In the coming weeks or months, FWC and FEMA will have it "floated", hauled out, and destroyed. There are a few thousand other boats waiting in line. We will satisfy our need to be on the water by using the trawler in NY while we still maintain a presence there, and I just picked up an old Formula to use in FL for now. We've started looking at sailboats to replace 9 LIVES, and when we find the right boat we will sell the temporary boats and focus on continuing our sailing.
I like the look of how it turned out. Almost looks as good as the girl rowing it at the end, there! Any thoughts of doing the bottom? Maybe in the grey? Or do they have a blue to match 9Lives? I got a hole in the cover of my Jeep's awning and instead of ordering a new cover I used FlexSeal and it made it look brand new. Good stuff.
Thanks! The dink and the doll appreciate your compliments!
I suppose we could do the bottom one of these days. If we wanted to match 9 LIVES we would have to paint the sides blue, the bottom red, and then take a claw hammer or something similar and rip big gashes in the side. :)
@@Sailing9LIVES hahahaha!🤣😆🤣 I was thinking that when I wrote it but, I thought you've been been beaten up about it enough by now. Kinda like 9Lives?
@@marceld6061 Kinda' like that.
The tide was particularly low a few days ago, and I discovered another 12" diameter hole that I hadn't yet seen.
Do you think this method can work on hypalon tubes that don’t keep pressure anymore without any specific holes?
If the tubes are leaking due to pinholes, yes, I believe this would work well to seal it. If the leak is hidden along a seam, I would be less confident.
Super interested to know how the flex seal has held up.. Is she still floating?? Thanks for the video.
Hello! We didn't even publish this video yet... I guess it shows up anyway since it is in a playlist? Interesting...
The Flex Seal is holding up far better than I ever expected. It says on the can that it works on hypalon, and it absolutely does. It looks the same as the day I applied it. It does add a bit of a grippy feel to the top of the dinghy (what one would expect from a rubber sort of coating), and ironically it is a little bit slippery when wet. But no complaints here, it is good stuff.
"Iron Horse"... I may be going WAYYYY out on a limb here, but are you Heavy Eddie? The bike reference in your name and the interest in Flex Seal is hard to ignore...
How liquid-y is the liquid, meaning is it runny, and does it take long to dry?
I'm wondering if one could use inside the tubes to achieve the same purpose but from the inside. To seal minute seam and pin holes or just degraded fabric..??
Good question... it is fairly thick. If you managed to pour it inside and could reasonably well position the boat so that the paint could quickly get to the area you are looking to shore up, I imagine it could potentially do the job you describe. But it is not a very thin liquid, so it probably won't coat the inside EASILY.
If you DO try this, I recommend setting up the boat however necessary to get the coating quickly to the damage, and then inflate the boat... you don't want it curing in any shape other than the "final" inflated shape. Depending on the damage you are looking at, this may or may not be possible.
Oh, and it seemed to cure fully after several hours.
Best to use proper paint for this application. Flex seal is about the same cost as the good stuff anyway. Probably PVC
As with many things, there are often more than one "proper" way of accomplishing a task.
There are paints that folks have used for decades on hypalon.
Flex Seal is definitely a different product. It is less a paint and more a coating. I would say that it is actually a very durable coating that adds some abrasion protection. I will also point out that the label on the can includes hypalon as one of the materials it works quite well on.
The problem with setting this raft on the two trash cans is; If you let all the air out first, it would easily fit into one trash can, no problem!! Then, all that remains, is to set the can out on the roadside, on the proper day!! Then, start fresh from there!!
That sounds less like a problem and more like a solution, Joe. Hahahahahahahaaaaa
I really enjoyed this video! Grow your page easily - Promo>SM!!!
I appreciate it!