Fat sac glue question?

[04OUTBACK]

What do you use to glue them in??
I'm sure it's been addressed 29 times already.
Thanks.
Time for a surf sac

[wolfeman131]

Do you mean the fittings? I didn't glue mine in at all, just tighten them up. Knock on wood, no leaks.

[04OUTBACK]

Yes, fittings.. Thks for reading my mind

[kaneboats]

I've used just some pipe tape. Others suggest the pipe dope stuff or the pvc cement. If you ever want to get them out you might think about how permanent you want it. It's low pressure so I don't see why you need anything but the pipe tape works great.

[brain_rinse]

Wakemakers recommended all purpose pvc cement. I have a port that is leaking enough that thread tape won't fix it so I'm planning to give this a try.

[jmvotto]

Just hand tighten, leave glue for last resort, Teflon tape is 2nd step.

[04OUTBACK]

Went with tape. Wasn't up for the glue. We'll see how it holds

[KSmith]

I think taco beat would weld them in... but that's just a guess ;-)

[Boonejeepin]

I tried both methods. Only the PVC glue held for me. The downside is that the fittings may be permanent. But - no more fittings popping out and sending 400 lbs of water onto the carpet and into the bilge.

[loudsubz]

I dont see how the fitting could pop out. When I installed mine on the 750's it was a real stretch to get them in all the way.

On another note I want to take them off on the OEM 400 bags. Does heat help? They are on there good, not sure if Moomba puts glue on them from the factory.

[wolfeman131]

Heat from a hair dryer for 10-15 min, then pop them out. Wakemakers has a great video on their site.

[Boonejeepin]

My bags were not glued from the factory. I think the heat from the engine was heating the fitting on the v drive bags and they would pop out to the bags after an hour or so on the water.

Then I glued them and have had no problems since.

[loudsubz]

My bags were not glued from the factory. I think the heat from the engine was heating the fitting on the v drive bags and they would pop out to the bags after an hour or so on the water.

Then I glued them and have had no problems since.

Are you talking about the threaded adapter popping out from the bag or the quick release fitting from Fly High with the little red clips?

[Boonejeepin]

The plastic threaded adapter was popping out from the bag's threaded insert. After a couple of times the threads were marred a bit and seemed to pop even more often.

A small amount of PVC cement and the fittings have never popped out again.

[loudsubz]

I wonder if its a design flaw on Fly Highs part, since a threaded coupling should never be able to pop straight out, unscrew is a different issue.

[wolfeman131]

you actually "pop" out the ones that are glued in from the factory ofter you heat them up a bit with a hair dryer.

[loudsubz]

Hmmm one would think that would ruin the threads on the bags? No?

[wolfeman131]

only when one makes the mistake of using a heat gun instead of a hair dryer and leaves it pointed at the bag until their daughter asks, "Is it supposed to be smoking?"



BTW - I have a factory bag for sale. CHEAP!

[jmvotto]

Hmmm one would think that would ruin the threads on the bags? No?

Nope threads are fine if the directions are followed