Andree Hurley wrote: > > > There is no simple glue fix for that unless it is a few inches or so of > > seam separation. It may need to be re-sewn. If you are handy you could > > Yeah, I turned it inside out and washed it yesterday (it was filthy, not > just dirty!), and so got more rippage. What is the best tool, an awl (sp?) Whatever a sail maker would use. The material is thick. I suggest whatever you see in the NRS catalog for sewing equipment. > > The keelstrips actually look pretty good. One is pealing off though, so I > guess I'll clean off the old glue, sand it, and reglue with either > Klepper Glue, Barge Cement, or some other glue (it's the grey hull). That sometimes can be tricky to work, I mean a lifted keepstrip. You need to clean out the grit. Barge Cement would probably be best for such repair, better than the Klepper adhesive. > > The bow is the worst. I guess I'll get some rubber fabric and glue it > together, sew new blue to the blue and then to the hull. The bow and stern pieces on Kleppers tends to crack years ahead of when the hypalon is likely to. It is one of the standard repairs that can be expected in older Kleppers. I don't really know why. > > Still think it's better than spending $2000 on a new hull, believe it or > not. > > The wood was all painted white but is flaking off the still nice varnish > underneith. Only one piece of the coming needs replacement or wood puddy > as you mentioned in the book, and then re-hinging. You might want to also run a splint across a coaming that is cracked through to make certain it holds well if you are using wood putty or such. It is just a part that is splintering, glue or putty will do. best, ralph BTW, the birds on my terrace were a lot noisier than they were when you and your friend stayed over at my place a zillion years ago. I know you were surprised to awaken to bird sounds in the middle of Manhattan. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 23 1999 - 19:41:26 PDT
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