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Mike Lee
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I was mid-session last week when my microcat upended with its bows pointing to the sky 180 yards out!
Luckily I was boating out a rig with the freebies and was able to reel it in.
When I lifted it out of the water, it was obvious that it had sprung a major leak.
I checked it out for damage but could only find one thing wrong...
The self adhesive pads that surround the hopper release mechanism had come unstuck and water was p***ing in.
I phoned up Angling Technics who quickly called me back on my mobile. Their expert advice was to superglue the sticky pad back to the hull.
I did as they suggested and the leak has gone.
Did I really pay ?625 for a boat that relies on two self adhesive sticky pads to stop it leaking like a sieve?
If you own a Microcat, I would suggest you check around the edges of the sticky pads for signs of adhesive degradation, I would go so far as putting glue around the edges anyway.
What the hell would I have done if I was only sending out freebies?
Shame really as the boat is very good otherwise.
Luckily I was boating out a rig with the freebies and was able to reel it in.
When I lifted it out of the water, it was obvious that it had sprung a major leak.
I checked it out for damage but could only find one thing wrong...
The self adhesive pads that surround the hopper release mechanism had come unstuck and water was p***ing in.
I phoned up Angling Technics who quickly called me back on my mobile. Their expert advice was to superglue the sticky pad back to the hull.
I did as they suggested and the leak has gone.
Did I really pay ?625 for a boat that relies on two self adhesive sticky pads to stop it leaking like a sieve?
If you own a Microcat, I would suggest you check around the edges of the sticky pads for signs of adhesive degradation, I would go so far as putting glue around the edges anyway.
What the hell would I have done if I was only sending out freebies?
Shame really as the boat is very good otherwise.
