Happy Birthday Hole Fix Help.

[M_D]

My Grizzly is 20 years old this month!




Like it's owner, it leaks air from the underside.....



Someplace where the seat joins the raft body....



The leak hasn't been bad. I can go an entire day ( 6+ hours) without having to add air. Yesterday I noticed the leak must have gotten slightly larger cuz I heard the air escaping throughout the day......and yes, I'm certain it was from the raft.

For those of you in the know....what are my choices here?
a) ignore it
b) slather it with Shoe Goo or Aquaseal
c) something else
d) get a good life jacket
e) a & d
f) b & d
g) send it off to Valhalla in an appropriate way



whaddayathink?

 

[Buzzy]

My Grizzly is 20 years old this month!

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Like it's owner, it leaks air from the underside.....

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Someplace where the seat joins the raft body....

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The leak hasn't been bad. I can go an entire day ( 6+ hours) without having to add air. Yesterday I noticed the leak must have gotten slightly larger cuz I heard the air escaping throughout the day......and yes, I'm certain it was from the raft.

For those of you in the know....what are my choices here?
a) ignore it
b) slather it with Shoe Goo or Aquaseal
c) something else
d) get a good life jacket
e) a & d
f) b & d
g) send it off to Valhalla in an appropriate way

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whaddayathink?

h. Ask Watermaster for their opinion/suggestion?

I found myself about 100' from shore in an old float tube (donut) when the 20" truck tube suddenly went flat. No PFD, just a motorcycle tube in the backrest. It was that sudden failure that made a believer out of me in PFD use.

 

[Salmo_g]

If you can locate the leak, and it's not concealed by a seam or some obstruction that makes it impossible to patch, then the the WM patch kit with raft material and Staybond glue will fix it nicely. I put a patch on my Kodiak over 10 years ago, and it's perfectly good to this day. If the leak is in the "hard to impossible" to get at location, then call Big Sky Inflatables. They will probably tell you to pack it up and send to them, and they will repair it good as new.

 

[Brute]

I’m kinda leaning towards G…any chance to shoot flaming arrows over a lake is a plus in my book…

 

[M_D]

I’m kinda leaning towards G…any chance to shoot flaming arrows over a lake is a plus in my book…

It sure does sound fun, doesn't it

 

[M_D]

h. Ask Watermaster for their opinion/suggestion?

I found myself about 100' from shore in an old float tube (donut) when the 20" truck tube suddenly went flat. No PFD, just a motorcycle tube in the backrest. It was that sudden failure that made a believer out of me in PFD use.

I was trying to rationalize or do a mental emergency action drill for a catastrophic failure....I hope it's on a warm sunny day ( and the stains on my shorts aren't too visible)

for you and @Salmo_g.....I'll reach out to Watermaster to find out what they have to offer. I was thinking they'd tell me to pound sand since I'm not the original owner and the thing is so old, but maybe they'll surprise me.