The small patches in the repair kit that comes with iTrek boards is useful, but over time it is insufficient. I find lots of links for repair kits, but can't really trust most of the sources given the number of negative reviews they get.
Can Hobie make available their source for reliable patching material - hopefully much larger sizes than what in the kit? Or point us to place they have found as reliable sources?
I have two iTrek boards on my sailboat because they can be more easily stored than rigid boards, but we visit many different places, which sometimes have oysters or barnacles aplenty, and punctures or scrapes happen. Having a 10ft roll of 3in wide patching material would make repairs a lot easier, and I might actually add wear patches in strategic places to pre-empt punctures.
|