Repairing a tear in yurt sidewall

[Bob Rowlands]

Here's a bombproof repair. Pro raft companies use this stuff on their rafts. I've used many tubes of the stuff over the years and it is STRONG adhesive.

Get a couple tubes of 'Aquaseal' urethane adhesive. About $10 with the Cotol accelerator. Since you aren't going to remove the cover to lay it flat, use the cotol accelerator to shorten cure time to a couple hours instead of 24 hours.

Clean the tear with alcohol. Cut two strips of material that are say five inches longer than the rip and about two inches wider. Cover the patch with a fat bead of glue. Spread it with a finger so it is buttered up all over. It is runny for awhile. Glue a patch to either side of that rip. Do one side then the other. If there is two of you do both sides at once. If the rip is on any kind of vertical surface you'll have to stay there awhile and keep the glue in the patch. Once cured this Aquaseal is mind blowing strong. I've used it at least a dozen times on everything from work boots to tent flies. Never had an fails. This product is BOMBPROOF. Have fun!