Tech support: Robson Airbags

Shep · Post by **Shep** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:49 am

I got a used CUFly last week, and I'm trying to figure out how the cap on the airbag fill tube works. One of them has a blue open-ended cap on the outside, and a white sleeve that fits inside the clear fill tube, and then a little blue nub that is inside the white sleeve. The other one is missing the outside blue cap. How do I pump them up? How do I let the air out?

Thanks in Advance,
Shep

wetnobby · Post by **wetnobby** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:21 pm

The standard Robson airbag valves are rubbish....they are a straight push to close and pull to open.
It does not take long for the centre bit to break and the valve is useless after that...
I have cut them off my airbags and either have valves from other types of airbag or airbed plugs...

Chris

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 7:40 pm

I had both of my Robson bags "explode" the first time I had the boat in a big hole... they suck. The seams blew right out of them.

Take a pair of 36" nylon bags... drill a two small holes in the bow and two in the stern... take a length of cord... tie it to the ends of the bags... push the cord through one hole... pull the bags up tight to the ends of the boat... tie a knots... shove the extra cord through the other holes and blow the bags up.

Shep · Post by **Shep** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:20 pm

Hmm... Turns out my dad has a set of regular twist valves, so I'm sorted on replacing those. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for some airbags on sale.

BTW, does anyone use the lapbelt? The one I bought is missing half of it, but I have asked the former owner to look around for it.

Thanks for the help!
Shep