Zodiac Cadet 1102 Restoration

[thewiggy]

Hello All!

Firstly I do not know much about boats however I have just been given a Zodiac Cadet 1102 from 1982 along with a very sweet running Seagull Outboard!

The boat however needs work on it (to say the least). Both sides deflate over a relatively short time and I have already spotted one leak on the rear left tube. So I have uploaded some pics to show where seams are coming away etc so any tips/advise/"how to" is VERY welcome as I am keen to get out on the water but I realise it will take time to repair. I have shown a pic of some marine adhesive I was given too.

BTW what is the inflateable tube thing in the middle? I looks like it needs to be stuck down but came off pretty easy. There is a hole in the wooden floor where I assume the inflation point sticks through.

Regarding the seams & the transom should I simply patch them up or pull it all off and redo it thoroughly?

Thanks for looking!

 

[thewiggy]

 

[thewiggy]

 

[Guest]

Searider is the bro at this but here are my 2 cents. You have good glue. I would sand down a little bit of glue off the patches that are coming apart then glue it back. The part you asked about is called a keel which also needs to be glued. The floor just needs to be painted. The one concern i seen was the pic where the tube separates from the bottom of the boat

 

[thewiggy]

Searider is the bro at this but here are my 2 cents. You have good glue. I would sand down a little bit of glue off the patches that are coming apart then glue it back. The part you asked about is called a keel which also needs to be glued. The floor just needs to be painted. The one concern i seen was the pic where the tube separates from the bottom of the boat

Thanks for the reply.

One of the leaks is on a seam. Should I inflate the tube then repair it and hope it holds or do I do it deflated but run the risk of stretch when it is inflated?

Thanks

 

[fbpooler]

That appears to be in the stage of nearly complete glue failure. I would take it to a repair station and get a price for complete reglueing and ask if they feel the boat fabric is in good enough shape to make that worthwhile. Looks pretty sick to me, but maybe it is worth a try. I would just replace the boat and be thankful for the motor. You do not want to be out on the water and have a major seam open up.

The cost of labor to reglue a boat often is more than a replacement.

Nice job with the pictures.

 

[ronaldj]

This is a very old PVC boat. It needs to be retubed. Even if it was Hyperlon it would still need to be retubed . No inflatable is going to last 30 plus years

 

[Sea Rider]

Although pvc fabric could be in good cond, that's not severely dried, cracked, the whole sib is coming apart, soon transom and even internal air baffles will follow. Will cost both eyes and nose to be repaired at a boat shop, too much long and tedious handwork to remove virtually all glued parts, remove old dried glue out of each part and glue them back. After 32 years of use and storage it's Waterloo Time. RIP Zodiac Fastroller...

Happy Boating