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| A way to fix a Tiger Tramp. #58420 10/04/05 03:19 PM 10/04/05 03:19 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 833 St. Louis, MO, Mike Hill OP
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Posts: 833 St. Louis, MO, | I came up with this idea after getting a nasty tear in my brand new tiger tramp. The tear was about 6 inches long and was getting worst everytime I sailed the boat.
I talked to Greg Thomas at Nationals about how Hobie heat sealed the tramps without stitching.
I really didn't want to stitch in a patch because I didn't think it would hold very well and the fibers under the patch would continue to unravel.
Greg sent me a patch to try on the tramp and it worked great.
I used two household irons. I set both to high and I cut some material from the patch that Greg sent me that was smaller than my iron head. I put wax paper on each side of the tramp before heat sealing in the patch. After the irons were fully heated I put one on each side of the tramp and held it there for 15 seconds. This seemed to work well. After the patch had cooled I pulled the iron away and the tramp was good as new. Actually a couple of the edges were not completely sealed so I let it cool and then pressed on the edges again for 15 seconds. This seemed to work well.
I really don't think the wax paper was neccesary but I didn't want the tramp to stick to the iron.
It will only work on certain material. I tried it on an Inter 20 tramp and the tramp material doesn't melt. So as far as I know it only works on the heat welded Hobie tramps.
Keep One Hull Flying, Mike Hill
Mike Hill N20 #1005
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#58421 10/05/05 10:37 AM 10/05/05 10:37 AM |
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 805 Gainesville, FL 32607 USA dacarls
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Posts: 805 Gainesville, FL 32607 USA | Marine Goop will stop cuts or holes from unraveling in mesh tramps and growing. This glue is polyurethane dissolved in solvent, and is good for emergency repairs, but I used it for several rather permanent repairs as well. Put masking tape under the tramp too, then SMoooth it on. Lasts for years. It stops broken sewn threads from unravelling too.
So- Goop is the NEW DUCT TAPE that actually lasts.....Anyway, never use duct tape if you can help it.
Dacarls: A-class USA 196, USA 21, H18, H16 "Nothing that's any good works by itself. You got to make the damn thing work"- Thomas Edison
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