A friend of mine just bought a Necky Looksha sport plastic kayak. He was able to get it very cheap because it has an oil canning dimple in the front of the kayak. What is the best way to repair an oil can in a plastic kayak? Thanks for the info, Mike Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Oilcanning is a definite disadvantage of plastic boats. Once they bend in <oilcan> it is hard to get them to pop back out. A large amount of heat < hot enough to hold your hand on but not enough to melt the boat> on and around the oilcanned area will soften the plastic and then it can be pushed back out to it's original shape.This can be the summer sun in a warm enviro, a hair dryer, hot water, heat lamp, etcThen a foam block or other support will hold the hull shape while the plastic cools. Whether it stays put or not is anyone's guess. Good Luck. Steve Scherrer Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe N 45º 39' 47" 250 NE Tomahawk Isle Dr. W 122º 36' 16" Portland, OR 97217 Web: www.aldercreek.com Phone: 503.285.0464 Email: aldercreek_at_qwest.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike W" <mhw58_at_yahoo.com> To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] repairing plastic kayaks > A friend of mine just bought a Necky Looksha sport > plastic kayak. He was able to get it very cheap > because > it has an oil canning dimple in the front of the > kayak. > What is the best way to repair an oil can in a plastic > kayak? > Thanks for the info, Mike > > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed > here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire > responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. > Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net > Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
When I owned a plastic yak with that problem, I placed towels over the dimple and poured boiling water on the towels to keep the heat localized. If that doesn't do it, you may need to put pressure on the towels as well. It is possible that the boat was that way from the mold. Then you are SOL. cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Just helped a friend de-dent her Looksha IV, previously tried boiling water, leaving in sun etc all to no avail. Ended up getting drastic with a heat gun. The dent slowly disappeared as the plastic heated up but came back once it cooled. We then reheated the plastic and left weights inside the hull (concrete block) for a week. Looking good now. > A friend of mine just bought a Necky Looksha sport > plastic kayak. He was able to get it very cheap > because > it has an oil canning dimple in the front of the > kayak. > What is the best way to repair an oil can in a plastic > kayak? > Thanks for the info, Mike Cheers Grant ______________________________________ Want Kayaking information on Waiheke Island? http://www.issystems.co.nz/kayak/index.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I was able to get the dent out of my boat using boiling water and pressure, but once the boat got warm, in the sun, it popped back. I eventually was able to show it to a Wilderness Systems rep at an open day, and he stated that it was a factory defect and nothing in the world would remove the dent. As far as I can tell, he was right. It kept coming back whenever the sun came out! Cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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