RIBstore's FAQ Friday

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...

The best adaptor for the Leafield Marine A7 and B7 inflation/deflation boat valves is the Pump Bellows Pipe End Adaptor which actually fits a huge range of Leafield Marine valves including the A4, A5, A7, B7, C7, D7 & A8...

Zodiac inflatables have featured a number of different rowlock styles over the years and it’s possible that you may well need the rowlock upgrade kit rather than just new rowlocks, but how can you tell? It isn’t the cheaper set...

Yes there is, but it’s not the same antifoul you would use on a solid GRP or aluminium hull. RIB tubes bend and flex and SIB/dinghy tubes are often regularly inflated and deflated so using a normal antifoul such as...

  Railblaza is definitely useful and super versatile too. This week one of my team has been away on holiday - sailing round the Channel Islands... Apart from visiting all the islands in one week, and managing to get round using only 20l of...

Yes, it has! August Race's Liquid RIB, until quite recently was best described as clear, but it is now blue. An alternative to ToobShine, these products are deep cleaners for inflatable boat tubes made of PVC, hypalon and PU.We have sold...

At the moment (April 2024), RIBstore doesn’t currently sell any lifejacket parts, but this doesn’t mean servicing life jackets isn’t important. As well as being asked this question, we received an email about servicing lifejackets with a number of photos...

Not necessarily! This week one customer came in and showed me this small part from his Leafield Marine PRV. He asked whether he needed to replace the whole valve and whether glue and patches were required. I explained that he could...