Tube repair

[crash02]

Do any of you have a go to way of repairing tubes? I know the Nuautques are made for more than tubing but they are handy for the little ones. We have a 3 man tube that is pretty expensive that is only a year old. It has a 1/2"-3/4 cut in it. I would like to try to repair it instead of shelling out more cash for something that I feel should still have at least a few more years of life left.

[Evening Shade]

Most tubes come with a patch kit, but since you are asking this question it sounds like you don't still have yours. I would look on line for a tube patch/repair kit. I'm sure you can find one on Amazon.

[Nautique Fan]

We use aquaseal. Works pretty good. If you don't use the whole tube, put the lid back on and then put it in your freezer. The next time you need it, put the tube in some boiling water for a few minutes. Once it's thawed it's like a brand new bottle.

[crash02]

Most tubes come with a patch kit, but since you are asking this question it sounds like you don't still have yours. I would look on line for a tube patch/repair kit. I'm sure you can find one on Amazon.

I put the patch that came with it on it and it lasted all of 5 minutes. I was pretty disappointed that it didn't work better. I think it may have been a little to small for the size of hole that I was trying to repair.

[crash02]

We use aquaseal. Works pretty good. If you don't use the whole tube, put the lid back on and then put it in your freezer. The next time you need it, put the tube in some boiling water for a few minutes. Once it's thawed it's like a brand new bottle.

I have some of that in my Amazon cart. Was thinking it looked like it would work well. I'll give it a try.

[traves_peterson]

Try the flexseal tape. Heck, they hold a whole boat together with it in the commercial. When/if my tube leaks, I'm for sure going to try it. None of the patch kits seem to work very good at all.