How To Guides
- How to undertake a professional quality repair of your PVC or Hypalon RIB, inflatable boat and SIB tubes
- How to clean inflatable boats, protect RIB collars, tubes and sponsons, clean Hypalon and PVC inflatable boat fabric
- How to find a leak in my inflatable boat, RIB, dinghy, life raft or inflatable kayak collar or tubes
- How to fit a replacement screw-in type inflatable boat, rigid inflatable boat (RIB) or dinghy inflation deflation valve
- How to fix or glue inflatable boat PVC fabric patches and accessories to Hypalon fabric RIB collars and tubes (and vice versa)
- How to identify the fabric of your RIB, inflatable boat, dinghy, life raft or inflatable kayak collar, tube or sponson. Hypalon or PVC?
- How to repair inflatable boat, RIB, RHIB, SIB and kayak collars, inflation tubes or sponsons
- How to replace a Leafield Marine A4 inflation/deflation valve older inflatable boats, RIBs, RHIBs and dinghies
- How to replace an inflatable boat valve
- How to service and/or fit a replacement diaphragm to the Alfons Haar type SF1 inflation valve
- How to service or repair the Leafield Marine A7 or B7 inflatable boat valve
- How to service or repair the Leafield Marine C7 inflatable boat valve
- How to clean your RIB with August Race products
- How to winterise and store inboard engines and outboard engines
- How to make an emergency repair using TEAR-AID® Type A to a Hypalon inflatable boat, RIB, raft and other Hypalon / rubber inflatable structures
- How to make an emergency repair using TEAR-AID® Type B to a PVC inflatable boat, RIB, raft and other PVC / vinyl structures
- How to check your lifejacket
- How to install a TRIB airCap HR
- How to install a TRIB airCap LF for Leafield Marine C7 & D7 valves
- How to store your inflatable boat over winter
- How to look after and maintain the ropes on your boat
RIBs & Inflatable Boats
Safety Data Sheets
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Maintaining RIBs and Inflatable Boats
Care, Maintenance and Repair of your RIB and Inflatable Boat
- How do I find out what type of fabric my RIB or Inflatable collar or tubes are made? Hypalon or PVC? - How to identify what your RIB inflatable boat tubes & collars are made from - Hypalon or PVC or PU
- How do I clean my Hypalon RIB collars or inflatable boat fabric - like the professionals! - how to clean inflatable boat and protect Hypalon Rib collars or tubes
- My inflatable is not holding air, how do I find a leak or puncture in inflatable boat's RIB collar or inflation tubes or find out if my inflation valve is leaking air? How to find leaks or punctures in your inflatable boat or RIB
- How do I repair an inflatable boat leak or puncture in my PVC or Hypalon RIB or dinghy collar? Repair inflatable boats, repair dinghy and RIB collars or tubes made from Hypalon or PVC fabric
- My inflation valve is not working or broken, how do I replace an inflation valve on my RIB inflatable boat or dinghy? How to fit a replacement inflatable boat valve - all makes including Leafield Marine, Halkey Roberts, Zodiac or Avon etc
- How do I affix or glue PVC (or Hypalon or rubber) patches and handles etc to my Hypalon RIB (or PVC) inflatable boat collar or tubes? How to glue PVC inflatable boat fabric to Hypalon or Hypalon Rubber handles etc to PVC dinght tubes
- How do I service or repair Leafield Marine A7 or B7 inflation valve on my rigid infltable RIB, Avon etc? How to service or repair your Avon/Leafield Marine A7/B7 inflatable boat valve
- How do I service or fit a new diaphrgam on a Leafield Marine C7 inflation valve on my RIB? How to service the Leafield Marine C7 inflatable boat or RIB valve
- Guide to screw-in type inflation valves, e.g. Halkey Roberts, Bravo, Valiant, Quicksilver etc as fitted to many RIB's and SIB's including Waveline, Seago, Wetline, Plastimo etc - How to fit screw-in type RIB and inflatable boat or dinghy inflation valves
- I need to make a repair to my RIB gelcoat, how do I carry out a boat gelcoat repair and what repair materials do I need?
- How do I service or repair a Alfons Haar SF1 RIB Inflatable Boat Valve - as fitted to RNLI Atlantic class Rib's etc - Fit a service kit to the Alfons Haar SF1 Valve