Longevity of Zodiac material...

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fishmonkey
fishmonkey
NSW
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NSW, 494 posts
21 Sep 2015 1:25pm
does anyone have any ideas about how slowly/quickly Zodiac material deteriorates over time?

for example, would a 2009 French-made Zodiac that has mostly been in storage be an okay buy as a tender?

Toph
Toph
WA
1890 posts
WA, 1890 posts
21 Sep 2015 11:44am
I would think that should be fine.

I have a zodiac a fair bit older than that. I do have some issues with it but it is always with the glue on a repair.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
21 Sep 2015 2:55pm
Zodiac, like RACQ, I wouldn't be without it.
Yara
Yara
NSW
1322 posts
NSW, 1322 posts
21 Sep 2015 11:00pm
At some stage Zodiac introduced a cheaper version made from PVC. If it is the original hypalon material it will be fine. Any documentation on the provenance?
Yara
Yara
NSW
1322 posts
NSW, 1322 posts
22 Sep 2015 10:07pm
fishmonkey said..
i'll find out. apparently Dupont closed their Hypalon plant in 2010 though.

everything you never wanted to know about Hypalon here:

https://www.anixter.com/en_us/resources/literature/wire-wisdom/hypalon-hype-about-discontinuing.html


From that site it is clear that similar materials are still available. The cheaper PVC versions are marketed under the Zoom brand, so Im guessing that the Zodiac brand is still the high quality.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
23 Sep 2015 12:37am

Zodiac supply boats built with Hypalon in their commercial range.

Due to yachties being generally lousy bustards with a dollar (sound like you??), Zodiac have met the market with a high quality product at a competitive price in competition with the cheap Chinese knock offs.

You want cheap, buy Chinese rubbish. You want quality, buy Zodiac.

I have no affiliation with Zodiac or Marine Safe Australia, the Qld importers of Zodiac products. I do have a long standing customer association with Marine Safe Australia who have always served my inflatable boat needs beyond what any other will do.
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