Ding Monkey!

A little while back, I built a mat named Jamu Jamu for Mariah Ernst.

https://customsurfmats.com/blog/2019/6/30/jamu-jamu-something-orange-for-indo

Mariah lives for the most part in Indo and on a heavy day lost her mat which got dragged across the reef on the inside with terrible consequences. A huge tear on the bottom, a smaller tear elsewhere on the bottom and then a slit in the deck.

We really thought it was curtains for Jamu Jamu... Mariah sent her over anyway for me to take a look at.

Anyway, it took some planning and a lot of prep, as the damage to the bottom skin wasn't tidy cuts but jagged rips. However, I managed to weld panels of 70d white material into the inside of the mat to stitch her back together. The only job then was a small pinhole at the tail fixed with a Stormsure patch.

Jamu Jamu has been left fully inflated for 7 hours and no leaks so looks like job done. She might not be the prettiest she's ever been but the contours are true so hopefully all good. It's not ideal to have areas of double thickness material on the bottom but it's better than a huge hole!

Let's see how she goes. Mariah is off for a trip mid Jan so we will find out if our surgical intervention has worked.

Fingers crossed! Glad to see you and Jamu Jamu reunited Mariah!

Cheers

G