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Post Icon Posted: May 30 2012,6:42 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
So the old boat's 20yr old interior is starting to crack... :(   I continue to clean/treat it, but it's now dry as a potato chip on many of the "sun" surfaces...just a little pressure and SNAP... :beat   It's the red trim stuff, not the grey seat material.  :stupid

Any ideas?  New interior would cost more that the boat'$ worth, so patching/sealing is the next alternative.  Tried some Tear-Aid, but it's not sticking as advertised (might need to heat it with a hair dryer?).  Even red Duct Tape refuses to adhere... :rolleyes

Did try some Permatext and that sealed up the smaller nicks/tears, but the cracking areas need 1'-2' of coverage.  Just don't want the foam padding to start blowing out as we're towing down the road... :laugh

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Post Icon Posted: May 30 2012,11:08 am Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Towels and a staple gun???  :stupid

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Post Icon Posted: May 30 2012,2:43 pm Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Local FiberTech dealer came by today to give it a look...talking to him on the phone was not encouraging... :(

Since the red has about lost all it's softness/plyability, not much can be done to save it... :beat
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Post Icon Posted: May 31 2012,6:00 am Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Yep, once that stuff loses it's pliability it's pretty much shot, time to reupholster... :banghead
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Post Icon Posted: July 08 2012,8:09 am Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Put some Tear-Aid on the big cracks, but it looks like  :puke  Hey, if ya don't like it, you can always fish from shore... :D
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Or better yet just go to the fish market.. :laugh
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