Fanatic Inflatable Board Repairs

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JY77
JY77
QLD
89 posts
QLD, 89 posts
28 Jul 2025 10:26am
what glue is recommended for Inflatable board repairs
Seastudent
Seastudent
85 posts
85 posts
30 Jul 2025 12:13am
I repaired an inflatable with some vinyl glue from the hardware store. I used loctite brand. I watched a lot of videos on repairing inflatable SUPs. They're more common and the repair techniques correlate. There were some good repair kits on Amazon. I repaired mine and left it in a pool for a couple of days just as a test. I was pretty tentative initially and stayed close to shore. It worked fine and I had no issues.
airsail
airsail
QLD
1598 posts
QLD, 1598 posts
30 Jul 2025 4:56am
JY77 said..
what glue is recommended for Inflatable board repairs


How old is the board? The adhesive used to build the board deteriorates with age, the joining seams just start to pull apart, fix one and another will blow out. So unless you have damaged and inflatable board there is not much point repairing blown out seams.
JY77
JY77
QLD
89 posts
QLD, 89 posts
30 Jul 2025 9:16am
thanks i bought it off WA surf as a demo only used a couple of times. I got to use it for 3 weeks and then the seam opened up. I guess its all over then like you said another seam will go after i fix this one
airsail
airsail
QLD
1598 posts
QLD, 1598 posts
30 Jul 2025 9:21am
JY77 said..
thanks i bought it off WA surf as a demo only used a couple of times. I got to use it for 3 weeks and then the seam opened up. I guess its all over then like you said another seam will go after i fix this one


Heat shortens the life of inflatable boards, so if it had been left out in the sun its life can be reduced. 4-5 years is a good life expectancy but foilers in cool countries can probably get more.
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