Stop a leak in a kayak (Page 3): Good idea to drill a hole at each end of the crack before attempting any of the good repair suggestions. It will help keep the crack from lengthening.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

Good idea to drill a hole at each end of the crack before attempting any of the good repair suggestions. It will help keep the crack from lengthening. If you do some kind of adhesive, add short pieces of 5 to 10 pound fishing line across the crack set into the glue. Braid or monofilament work great to add structure and lateral strength to the glue.

DryFlySam Loc: Key Biscayne

Thanks Hacksaw. I'm in the middle of negotiations with BKC now, and they want me to be sure the crack is the source of the leak. I'm not sure it is, and haven't had the time to check it out yet. If it turns out it is causing the leak I'll do as you suggest.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

DryFlySam wrote:

Thanks Hacksaw. I'm in the middle of negotiations with BKC now, and they want me to be sure the crack is the source of the leak. I'm not sure it is, and haven't had the time to check it out yet. If it turns out it is causing the leak I'll do as you suggest.

Ummmm...is the crack next to a HOLE??? Sorry, I have little faith in Customer service

bahmer Loc: Northern Illinois Rockford

OJdidit wrote:

Ummmm...is the crack next to a HOLE??? Sorry, I have little faith in Customer service

The hole is in the head of the customer service employee is where. If it has a crack and water is getting in where else could it get in. Duhh.

Jakestake83 Loc: Mooresville NC

Standard practice with airplane mechanics is to stop a crack from continuing by drilling holes at each end of the crack. Jwid is correct

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

DryFlySam wrote:

Thanks Hacksaw. I'm in the middle of negotiations with BKC now, and they want me to be sure the crack is the source of the leak. I'm not sure it is, and haven't had the time to check it out yet. If it turns out it is causing the leak I'll do as you suggest.

DryFly, can you put the yak on something off the ground and add water to see if the crack is the leak? I developed one on my yak and found a small crack in one of the scupper holes. I sealed it with 3M Marine Adhesive I bought from Lowes and it’s still sealed. When I installed my fish finder I used it to seal the transducer in one of the scupper holes. Anyway, I hope BKC does you right.
Yack 🇺🇸🍺🍺

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Jakestake83 wrote:

Standard practice with airplane mechanics is to stop a crack from continuing by drilling holes at each end of the crack. Jwid is correct

Sorry, that wasn’t my point...I was commenting on their trying to find the source of the original leak and the insinuation that it MAY NOT BE the crack. I agree that may be a great fix, but they had better make it worth his while to fix a defect, unless it happened in shipping, then it is on the carrier to make it right.

DryFlySam Loc: Key Biscayne

Yes, it is! There is a scupper hole there, and the crack runs right into it. The hole is black, so it makes it hard to see if the crack extends into the hole. I probably could shine a strong light there to see if it penetrates from the scupper hole to the interior of the yak.