Usually the way to fix this it to leave the kayak sitting in the hot sun and it will return to its own shape. Otherwise, use a heat gun to warm it up. I once saw an old dancer that had a similar encounter with a rock, resulting in a grapefruit sized bulbous bow. An hour in the sun and it was good as new. Good luck, Kevin ___________________ / Kevin Whilden \ |Dept. of Geosciences ___ |University of Washington \ |kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu| ________________________/ On Wed, 26 May 1999, Julio MacWilliams wrote: > I second Nick's evaluation of the plastic Skerray. But I found a small > caviat on it. In a rock garden, I accidentally bang my Skerray's front > against a rock, and it bended into an ugly shape. The nice point > of the bow now looks like a dirty sock made into a ball. > > Does anyone know how to put the tip of a plastic boat's bow back > into shape? > > thanks! > - Julio > > > > I don't know the coaster. I have a VCP plastic skerray which is great for > > surfing and mucking around in rock gardens etc. takes a battering , is > > maneouverable, doesn't readily pearl, catches waves nicely etc. OK for > [snip] > > > > nick > > > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 26 1999 - 12:36:56 PDT
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