The dinghy came with a nice fabric seat cushion/organizer. It holds 4 life jackets and has a couple of pockets for miscellaneous items.
Unfortunately, the 3 metal zipper pulls have corroded beyond repair in the salty environment and must be replaced.
Turned inside-out for zipper removal.
For replacement, I'm using white #5 Vislon plastic zippers since that's what I had on board. And using plastic pulls this time since they won't corrode! (Thanks Cathy, for the extra zipper pulls as I didn't have enough. Really nice to have neighbors with the same interests!)
Re-assembling the large pocket with the new zipper. It's a bit more complicated than sewing a new construction since you have a "closed environment". You have to unzip the zipper partway thru in order to have access to sew your seam.
And several tedious hours later I have all 3 zippers replaced. The small pocket zippers were particularly maddening since the pockets are actually "box" shaped. Trust me, it was a pain!
Reinstalled on the dinghy, ready for more salty adventures!
Hey K,
ReplyDelete...that's a very neat fix...I'm surprised they would have used metal anyway...and they look way better with the nice new white zippers and pulls...good job!
Love,
T