Which glue (adhesive) and fabric to use when extending skirt on flipover?

[frldyz]

Looking to extend the length of the skirt on my sportsmax flip-n-fish.  Its pretty short and I want to extend it longer.

Does anyone know what kin of material I want to use and what kind of glue or adhesive?

I bougth some rhino glue and rhino tape.  Is that ok, or is a fabric glue better?

Needs to help up in the extreme temps.

[bowcarp]

maybe take it to a upholstery shop and have it stitched on , just a thought

[matzilla]

I'd use snaps and some heavy denier polyester

[BaitBucket]

If your flip n fish is like mine and the others i have seen, its made out of a heavy tarp like material.

I would just buy a matching tarp and use spray adhesive to hold it in place. Then have someone sew them on. I dont think any glue will do the job. Unless you dont mind doing it a few times a season.

[Papa John]

There is an adhesive that will do the job. It's use extensively around salt water and on boat work and is very sticky stuff. Fishermen in Alaska use this goop all the time. Adheres to most everything so be careful and keep it off your clothes and fingers. MMM 5200 (Three M Company product) comes in fast cure and regular versions, both in white or black. Regular takes about 3 days to fully cure and is pretty much a one way street once it's stuck. The fast cure will achieve full strength in about a day, but doesn't have the same holding power in my judgment. I have used it on boat hulls, auto repairs, stuck it to glass, repaired waders and rain gear, and used it on boat cover fabrics with no failures. It's not cheap but can be bought from some hardware stores (Home Depot I believe), online, and larger Marinas. It's worth the price and will do what you are asking here if your fabric is clean. Good luck.

[ice dawg]

There is an adhesive called Tear Mender which can be found at Walmart and works well for that. Another is Tear Grease which may be tough to find.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

i'd go with the snaps so you can take it off if you like. Or have it stitched on. I've never had any canvas or tarp where i was happy patching it with an adhesive. especially in the cold.

[big bobber]

use tip up line and a heavy needle and sew it...cheap and easy..all my rips/tears get sewed with tip up line.

[scavengerj]

Did mine out of heavy canvas using snaps. No worry about glue or tape not holding up in cold and wind.

Also sewed a seam along bottom edges...now I have 1" or 2" (depending on wind) PVC tubbing filled with sand and capped. Tubes fit in sled and when I need the extenders on with a little weight to the ends, I just snap the extenders on and slip the weighted PVC tubes into the seams.

No muss no fuss.