Stop a leak in a kayak
Jul 20, 2020 23:11:31 #
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Jul 21, 2020 08:52:27 #
whtoak
Loc: South Carolina
I'm the guy that spends 30 minutes retrieving a $3 lure from a tree or bush and the one that believes in repairing rather than dumping- Drives my wife crazy (crazier) sometimes. Harbor Freight has a Chicago Electric 80 Watt Iron Plastic Welding Kit for $16.99. I have repaired canoe leaks (and Rubbermaid 150 gallon stock tanks) with it. It takes a little patience and possibly more than the first attempt to get it figured out. If it is a manufacturers defect, you nay be better off to let them replace it. Like a lawyer friend of mine said to me once, "Sometime, it's just not worth the expense to prove that you are right." Well, sometime, a lot of time, it's better to just let then manufacturer correct the problem and be patient about it.
Jul 21, 2020 08:59:35 #
Jul 21, 2020 09:01:57 #
Gordon wrote:
heard ford is making them again
That is what I heard, too. Also heard the release date was going to be on Simpson’s birthday. Talk about doing something in bad taste...
I hope Ford rethought that one!
Jul 21, 2020 09:22:58 #
If it is not under warranty, go to a boat shop and get a fiberglass repair kit, these work well.
Jul 21, 2020 09:53:14 #
whtoak wrote:
I'm the guy that spends 30 minutes retrieving a $3... (show quote)
I got to go get one of those. Thanks
Jul 21, 2020 10:26:12 #
Jul 21, 2020 14:43:16 #
DryFlySam
Loc: Key Biscayne
Whtoak,
Thanks for the input. Sure would be worth it for $17.00. I sent off photos today to BKC. I have no idea how they will deal with it. So far they have been remarkably responsive, and I want to give them the benefit of the doubt. I'll keep y'all posted.
Thanks for the input. Sure would be worth it for $17.00. I sent off photos today to BKC. I have no idea how they will deal with it. So far they have been remarkably responsive, and I want to give them the benefit of the doubt. I'll keep y'all posted.
Jul 21, 2020 20:36:55 #
DryFlySam wrote:
I just received my 12.5 foot sit on kayak from Brooklyn Kayak Company. Been out briefly two times and notice a lot of water in the hold. Turned it over on my lawn, and I see a crack about 2 inches long mid ship. Can anyone recommend a good seal?
DFS, take it to a kayak shop and get them to weld in another piece. They call it welding but it’s really just using a special soldering gun and melting in a piece of of the same color polystyrene to match. It works.
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Jul 21, 2020 21:15:02 #
DryFlySam wrote:
I moved to Key Biscayne in 1981, and the zoo had just moved out. That was 39 years ago. It's still a great place, and I am able to catch bone fish on a fly right in front of my condo. My moniker comes from the first 35 years of my life fishing the Sacramento, Scott, Klamath and McCloud rivers in Northern California. My brother is a guide there, and I return every fall for the trout and steelhead, so I guess I'm still entitled to be DryFlySam.
Did you ever fish Hat Creek? One of my favorite.
Jul 22, 2020 09:13:23 #
Jul 22, 2020 10:58:43 #
Warranty advice is correct but putting that aside. JB weld will fix everything depending on the size of the crack. You can also use it with another type covering like fiberglass or canvass for extra strength.
Jul 22, 2020 10:58:44 #
Warranty advice is correct but putting that aside. JB weld will fix everything depending on the size of the crack. You can also use it with another type covering like fiberglass or canvass for extra strength.
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