Patch or buy new liner?

We bought a house with a pool last summer and are just now getting ready to deal with the pool. There is a large gash (triangle shaped flap about 12 in long along one wall) and 2 other small holes (near the bottom of the walls) in the liner. It appears that the gash and one of the holes may have been patched, but one hole is not patched and water is not getting high enough to test the other two spots. The pool was not functioning last summer and we're not sure when the last time the pool was full of water and being used. We're just wondering if there's anyway to patch these holes and possibly save us from buying a liner for a year or two.

You can try, but I'm pretty doubtful about patching a liner that's gone a year or two unpatched. Here's the page on liner patching: http://pool9.net/liner-patch/ It includes info on buying the correct patching materials.

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