If the hose on the pump you use to inflate your RIB or SIB tubes has split and no amount of duct tape is going to salvage it, you may understandably think you need a complete new pump. This is...
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...
The cover we sent away 2 weeks ago to be washed and re-waterproofed has come back to us today. This cover couldn't be re-waterproofed due to the type of fabric it was (PVC coated) but it has been washed and...
Not necessarily! If your boat cover is, on the whole, still in good condition then a professional wash and rewaterproof might be the way to go and will be a much cheaper option that a new well made, bespoke made...
I am (understandably!) frequently asked “is RIBstore based in Henley” and “is this the Plymouth branch?”. It’s three and a half years since we moved the business from near Henley with the idea of sharing premises with Tilley Inflatables but...
Yes! And here’s a list of just some of them…💨Windy.com is the go-to app and website to see a visual representation of the wind and weather, giving a 10 day view of what's to come according to several different weather...
Hypalon and PVC can be cut using scissors or a utility knife (what we typically refer to as a Stanley Knife). Scissors can cause an angled cut rather than a nice straight vertical cut so my go to is always...
There's a popular myth in the boating world that chucking your ropes in the washing machine is the best way, but our friends at English Braids think otherwise. It's much better to hand wash them in a warm dilute soap solution,...
We sell a variety of PVC and hypalon repair kits suitable for a variety of repairs. If you've only got a small pin-prick type puncture, then our small PVC repair kits and small hypalon repair kits with a 12cm diameter...
