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  1. Pack Rat

    Industry standard for leakage?

    Yes missed it. I see Black Warrior Marine posted a pic on Internet of them pulling an expensive Zodiac RIB off beach. You don't work for them do you? Pop up storm hit me once up there. Barely made it to a dock. There was no warning from any marine channel I listened to.
  2. Pack Rat

    Industry standard for leakage?

    I might have to get a different gauge. The valves are touchy on this SIB and I have accidentally put the valve(s) in full release many times already. My fingers are too fat to get in there easily to clockwise twist close. Had both rear chambers deflate down to 1.0 pound one morning before I...
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    Industry standard for leakage?

    Apostles Islands. I use a base camp mainland marina. All depends on wind and wave height how far out I get on day trips. I can always make Devils Island sea caves 10 miles out but sometimes a three hour trip back idling through the rollers.
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    Industry standard for leakage?

    Is there such a thing? Seems to me I ran across something a month or so ago that mentioned it. Just took delivery of an upgrade to 14' SIB and very heavy duty compared to the 12.5' SIB I had. Have a 12 day shake down cruise in Lake Superior with it starting this weekend!! Picture of first inflate.
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    What size/weight anchor for a 14 feet inflatable boat?

    A good length of chain will assist the mushroom too. I noticed big improvement in holding on a sand bottom with ten feet of chain added.
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    SIB plugs on floor runners loose

    What would seal/glue the plastic plugs into the runners. They're coming loose under travel. Iboats sells 3M Marine 5200 Adhesive...would that work?
  7. Pack Rat

    Ladder for inflatable

    I'm hoping to get a foot hold with foot on OB engine somewhere and come up the tube. I have not tried it though.
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    Picture from the inflatable archives

    I was photographing from the RIB following him. Here's a pic of one of my buddies with a ten footer rolling in behind "Big Black." I really loved that boat. I guess they had it out in some 20 footers one day but I wasn't there.
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    Picture from the inflatable archives

    "Big Black" circa 1980 Lake Superior with twin Mercury 50 hp two stroke. From what I remember this was an 18' Zodiac. Note shopping cart bolted to floor. Worked pretty slick for the controls although operator had to stand the entire time which was fine since this was a charter dive boat and the...
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    Devils Island Lake Superior

    Fifty feet. Devils Island is ten miles out from the mainland and the water can be very clear. It's a fantastic scuba dive too. There is a lighthouse on it to steer the big freighters around the Apostle Islands heading for Duluth Minnesota or heading to the other Great Lakes.
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    Devils Island Lake Superior

    Fifty feet. Devils Island is ten miles out from the mainland and the water can be very clear. It's a fantastic scuba dive too. There is a lighthouse on it to steer the big freighters around the Apostle Islands heading for Duluth Minnesota or heading to the other Great Lakes.
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    Devils Island Lake Superior

    Got some different pics this year in Devils Island sea caves due to the wind/wave direction. I can drive "Pack Rat" right into the caves. Water level is up in Lake Superior.
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    Rolling a SIB on fenders

    Anyone try this? I'm thinking it would work to get in farther up on the beach if you had heavy breakers. Deflate the sausage keel obviously, try to keep them under the tubes.
  14. Pack Rat

    Portable inflatable boat

    Back in 1980's I could fit a 12' 6" Zodiac SIB and 28 hp 2 stroke Mariner OB in the trunk of of a big Ford Torino. Here's a pic of my current 12' 6" SIB in back of six foot bed truck wrapped up like a sausage...so yes you could do it. They make much smaller SIB's check out above under...
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    Rolling a SIB on fenders

    I use my SIB strictly in Lake Superior. The past five years I've been running from a mainland base camp but want to camp out on the 20 plus islands in the Apostle Islands this year. The problem is the waves. I could anchor the boat off shore but I know I won't sleep worrying about it. I'd prefer...
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    Residual glue marks on flooring material...(picture)

    While cleaning up the boat tonight I noticed these white dots for the 1st time. I thought, "Crap...wear marks." But upon closer inspection I don't think so. They are evenly distributed. I'm thinking it is from the manf. process itself and not wear marks. Every time I tear down and set up I'm...
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    The little guy doesn't like my inflatable...(picture)

    Had the grandson out for his 1st inflatable boat ride and he threw a fit. Picture pretty much shows it all. He finally just went to sleep.
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    Catastrophic tube failure...would it be a domino effect?

    If your suppose to evenly inflate to not put strain on the internal divider between the tubes what would happen if one tube had a catastrophic failure? Lets say the tube hit something in the water with a sharp edge. Lets also say I'm out there a couple miles. Should I decrease all the other...
  19. Pack Rat

    How much water can an inflatable take on?

    What's been your experience...any pictures? I had about 6 inches after an all night rain and it made me wonder if enough water filled the boat, and with the engine weight, could it sink?
  20. Pack Rat

    Stringer tips and techniques...

    The backbone of the floor and not very easy to get on. I threw a 2x4 under the boat last week and found it decreases the effort in half. I don't like the end caps being loose though...anybody glue them and what's a good glue to use? And do the rest of you have your stringers push upward into...
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