Vinyl damage, middle aged tears..

[Malibuckeye]

I did something stupid and now I have this tear in my vinyl, does anyone have experience with getting something like this fixed?  What am I in for?  

[AussieSkier]

2 minutes ago, Malibuckeye said:

I did something stupid and now I have this tear in my vinyl, does anyone have experience with getting something like this fixed?  What am I in for?  

What did you do? 

[Malibuckeye]

I had a two of the engine side panels sitting on the floor of the boat, when I towed it the short distance home one of them flew out and on the way hit the seat.  When I figured out what happened I went back and picked it up off the road.  

I'm absolutely sick about this.  

[Falko]

You can have it vinyl patched which most likely you'll still see it but will prevent it from expanding further.

Or you replace that piece of upholstery which is a total fix much more costly. 

That's a beautiful boat and I want it pristine for when you sell it in a few years, so please replace that section. Thanks.

[jcon44]

I would not worry to much about it. I had a similar tear I noticed on my boat when I was looking to buy it. It was on a similar texture vinyl as well, The seller had it repaired and it was barely noticeable and its been 7 years and still looks good.

[Bozboat]

I feel your pain

Yesterday I hung my pocket knife clip on arm rest/door of my beloved F150 trying to get out in a narrow parking spot

 

[Leftlane]

Any make ready service that works with car dealers could fix that up easy peasy and you’d never know it happened.  I’d ask around to see if you can get a contact from your local car dealers.