Anchor float repair

[NAUTI-NOTIONS]

30" float used to lift my anchor. when I bought it I was told it was virturally indestructible, however they did not do the kid with a pitch fork test, needless to say it now has a small punture in it and i can't find the right fix.nothing seems to want to stick. I've tried lightly scuffing the area to no avail. I've tried a tubless tire plug, nope. silicone will work, until the first lift. any ideals?
Its not your normal type float. its white and has an anti-fouling type inhibitor in its resin. it's made to leave out in the salt water for long periods of time.

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[Bait O' Eggs]

Attach the kid to the punctured float and tell him to tread water :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: or keep his finger on the hole while he treads water :wink:

[DK]

good ol aquaseal, works wonders, dk

[Master Baiter]

shoe goo or epoxy!

[Pilar]

A vinyl float, Yes?

Use your waterbed repair kit. Make sure the ball is warm before gluing it.

OK, go ahead and laugh, I fixed mine that way.

[NAUTI-NOTIONS]

I've tried exopy. when inflated the patch just lets go. I've tried vinyl repair like for a pool liner, just peels off. best ideal was a screw but, that didn't work either... aquaseal sounds like a maybe. not to rule out shoegoo or water bed patch.

BOE-
you must not be a dad? very minor in comparsion to other events.
3 boys,,, nobody said it was gonna be easy :grin: :grin: :grin:

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[Gizmo Man]

BC: I had gotten a float that had a hole in it. What I did since they are not high pressure devices was to heat a butter knife with my torch and then took the hot butter knife and melted the material closed. It did not look pretty, but was enough to make a seal over the puncture. I rubbed over the top of the area with the hot knife...This worked for several years until I got rid of it.

Since all else failed you might want to try that..

Giz... :wink:

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[Fishalot]

Just a thought, try the goo that goes in the inside you know the stuff thats used for tires. This may be the ticket?

Fishalot :whazzup: :grin:

[Fishin Magician]

Buy a new one........They aren't that expensive and I would hate to see it go flat while pulling 400' of anchor rope at Bonneville. Safety first!!!!!!!!

[Tilla]

Bumper Chrome, if you know the exact material you can go to Applied Industrial Tech on the main drag in Yakima and ask for a Loctite compatability chart. They have a compound for many difficult materials.

[Rippenlips]

I like the hot butter knife idea. Or a nut,bolt and two large washers?
Jon

[Fishplay]

Along the same line as the tire sealant is a product used for sealing inflatable boats. You pour it in and tumble the object around to disperse the sealant. West Marine at Delt Park carries it.
The hot knife trick should also work.....i've repaired many plastic objects that way and it's undoubtably the cheapest method. Good Luck!

[NAUTI-NOTIONS]

Thanks everybody-
results,,
first i did the hot knife thang :wink:
Then I put a tube of fix a flat for mountain bikes in it. :rolleyes:
looks as if its gonna work :grin:
Thanks again
Sam