You need to ask "Why did the repair fail"? One possibility is that you did not let the area to be repaired dry out well enough. The glass cloth under the repair probably accumulated moisture. Before doing the repair you need to let the boat dry out. This could take several days (perhaps someone else could give a time estimate for drying out). Another possibility is that the epoxy did not cure properly - either due to time or poor mixing. good luck ss > Kayak fiberglass repair > I have a dearly loved kayak that gets dragged up the beach a lot (better > the > boat than my body) I had a hole on the bottom under the back stern hatch > that repaired with fiberglass and I have a fiberglass skid stip along the > back keel. This weekend the epoxy and a layer of the fiberglass came off – > the exact size and shape of the fiberglass repair. (rectangle) I’m looking > for some good advise on how to redo this repair and also wondering if I can > use stronger materials (kevlor, polyethelene…?) for the patch and for a new > skid strip that might be tougher – not sure if I can marry these materials > to fiberglass. The boat is an easy rider Eskimo double. Thank you! Adise is > greatly appreciated! > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 13 2003 - 14:27:17 PDT
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