Contact the manufacturer they would have the best understanding of their particular product
Duck tape
Yes you can!
Buy a pool patch
There are several pool patch kits available at your local pool dealer...if the hole is not too big than this should work. It works under water.
There is a pool enclosure industry and it may be near you. there are many different businesses that do pool repair if it's in your local pool store or the place you actually bought your pool from may help or pay for a new one
Get it wet, look for bubbles. If it's on the outside of the pool where soap wouldn't get in, put a little dish-soapy water on the area (you don't want to get soap in your pool!!!!), and look for a LOT of bubbles.
Drain the water to below the level of the leak, and let it dry. Glue a patch over the hole, and let it dry according to the directions in the patch repair kit. Refill pool and enjoy swimming.
It sounds like the repair should work if done properly.
You can't ... since the above ground pool is made of vinyl material, you need to apply a vinyl patch. Has to be a like material to be compatible.
No, better to rivet a piece of aluminium over it and silicon the seam.
I've done that with epoxy on a few occasions.
Where to find pool enclosure repair depends on where you are currently. A good way to find pool enclosure repair is to go to google and type in near "your zip code", pool enclosure repair.