Mercury Marine 899194001 ユーザーズマニュアル

REPAIRS

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The  repair  kit  which  comes  with  the  boat  is  a  one  part  glue

operation and should be used for emergency minor repair. For a

permanent repair, a two part Hypalon glue should be used. This

two part Hypalon glue and patching materials are available from

Mercury Marine.
Small  tears  and  punctures  in  the  air  chambers  which  are

1 cm (0.393 in.) or less, can be repaired in an emergency. Larger

areas, or if the patch will overlap a seam, should be patched by a

professional  repair  technician  at  an  inflatable  repair  station.

Contact your local Mercury dealer for the nearest inflatable repair

station.
For the best results when gluing, the relative humidity should be

less  than  60%,  ambient  air  temperature  should  be  between

18 °C to 25 °C  (65 °F to 77 °F) and not in direct sunlight.
Cut out a patch large enough to overlap the damaged area by a

minimum of 38 mm (1.5 in.) from all sides. Center the patch over

the damaged area and with a pencil trace the outline of the patch.

Apply  masking  tape  around  the  perimeter  of  the  outlined  patch

area to ensure a tight and clean glue line.
Using 100 grit sandpaper or a pumice stone, roughen the patch

area  on  the  boat  as  well  as  the  backside  of  the  patch.  When

sanding, you just need to rub off the protective outer surface of the

fabric until a dull finish appears.
Clean the sanded surfaces with either toluene or tolual cleaning

solvents. Keep solvent off skin.

ONE PART GLUE (EMERGENCY REPAIRS ONLY)

Follow the directions on the cement tube.

TWO PART ADHESIVE

Mix a batch of adhesive according to the mixing directions provided

with the adhesive. Keep adhesive off skin. When the adhesive is

fully  mixed,  it  must  sit  for  a  short  time  to  activate  the  catalyst.

Failure to do so will create poor fabric adhesion.