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On Oct 21, 10:02*am, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 20 Oct, 17:49, Bill wrote:

So, will this need some sort of welding process, or is there some
suitable standard glue for this sort of repair?

Sew or weld (ultrasonic), both of which require large-scale non-DIY
kit.

The sewing cant be done by hand?

Actually, somewhere I've got a sailmaker's palm, but one keeps a SWMBO
for sewing tasks, and she has already complained about the tarp being
laid on the lawn.

Pop-riveting plates sounds like a useful idea, but for another year,
perhaps. This is a boat cover, about 25 feet square and sits on jagged
bits of mast, stanchions etc over the winter. We try to protect it by
things like bits of old plastic guttering or carpet over the
protrusions, but it is on a site where I've frequently been unable to
stand in the freezing, gusting wind. The ropes often saw themselves
apart in the trailer so everything becomes a bit of a movable fiasco. I
can only just lift the tarp, so anything like sewing on the lawn would
be a huge job.

Google brings up a few sites selling things like hot air guns for
welding this sort of stuff, but I have no idea what the plastic
component of it is. It is the usual blue or green heavy stuff they use
on lorries.

I was hoping someone would say something like "xxxx glue with a hot air
gun is what you need", but I think I'm resigned to my over-wintering
gaffer tape this year.
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Bill