It’s not uncommon for the material boat covers are made from to have a warranty of 5-10yrs, but often the stitching breaks down well within this time. The reason for this is the thread doesn’t have the same level of...
All of our elephant trunks / transom drainage socks are made to order. This means you can choose not only the colour, but the size too. We therefore need some measurements... LengthLength is usually the easiest to measure and is...
As of today, yes! We've just added a number of products to RIBstore's Gelcoat & GRP - RIB Hull and Deck Repairs category which include: Fibreglass repair kit Gelcoat kit in white and clear Fibreglass Resin & Catalyst Wax in...
We have 3 of our own branded cleaning products (and a 4th is due to be tested very soon!): BoatSoap ToobShine HypaTec But what does each do? BoatSoap is the newest product to the range, added in about 4 years ago,...
Personally, I would always recommend "wash it and dry it" as my top tip. Wash it... Washing down an inflatable with fresh water can remove corrosive salt deposits, seaweed which is a nightmare to pick off once dry, plus all...
Both PU (polyurethane) and PVC tubes can be welded or glued, where as Hypalon tubes can only be glued. So, if you can identify that your tubes have welded seams, then you can confirm that you don’t have Hypalon tubes...
Treadmaster is often used for flooring but can also be used for wear patches. I've seen a lot of hypalon tubes over the years, with the Standard Diamond Pattern Treadmaster fitted to them as wear patches and black is definitely the...
As a rule of thumb “if it’s holding air, stick things on with the tubes inflated and if it’s not holding air, stick things on with the tubes deflated”. For example, if you have a hole in the tubes, whether...
SealSkin is an acrylic sealant, so you might think it wouldn’t be flexible once it’s dried, but that isn’t the case! SealSkin is designed to coat the inside of inflatable tubes and once dry it’s definitely flexible. It’s even flexible...
