I am not certain but it seems you are asking for what would have worked as a field repair rather than fixing it back home. I have a list of things to have for field repairs for a folding kayak that looks at possible problems and handy solutions. Having things like lots of duct tape, cord, wire, sponson repair dope, etc. But the most important thing to have for field repair is your imagination and inventiveness. Other than having to deal with a hardshell that has broken in half, you can always work out some field repair to get you back home. Materials like those briefly mentioned above are a starting point. You did not say whether the pedal rail was being used to operate a rudder or not. If it was just for pedals to brace your feet against and not operate a rudder, simply piling gear up in front to press your foot against would have worked. Or you could have taken the good pedal and rail on the other side and run a piece of driftwood from it to the area missing a pedal. Cord tied around the piece of wood and run around a remaining screw from the rail would give you some bracing for you foot. Again, field repair is 95 per cent imagination and resourcefulness and 5 percent repair kit material and tools (i.e. a Leatherman tool or equivalent). ralph diaz John Williams wrote: > > I recently had a pedal rail break off an older plastic kayak. It wasn't terminal but it was a problem and I would like to have done something instead of nothing. What could you suggest? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert C. Cline [SMTP:rccline_at_swbell.net] > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 8:40 AM > To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Hull Repairs > > What, if anything would you carry on an expedition for boat repairs? > > Robert > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jun 16 2000 - 07:31:49 PDT
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