fliesbymike Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 I had to replace the air valve on one of the pontoons on my pontoon boat but it is leaking air around the seam ( not the valve itself) . Is there a good product , sealant to use to fix this problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJensen Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Depends on the material used. I know that the rafts we've used through the years use the glue from Auto Marine downtown. 2 part. As you mentioned that you replaced the valve, I assume you have the tool to unscrew the valve assembly. I don't know that I would use glue in there because once you commit, you've commited to likely never getting it apart. You're better to clean the bead of material on both the in / outside and re-tighten the valve assembly. Any time you do something on the downwind side of air pressure flow, it's destined to fail, and it's also best to not over commit by doing something like glueing it together. Give the cleaning a go, replace the valve assembly as well. Look at Aquabatics for replacement valve assemblies. BTW - the worst is when it's the inner piece that has failed. It takes a little more time to wiggle it out and the new one in. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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