Hi Mark, Over at Boatertalk you'll probably find a lot of info on fixing cracked plastic boats. I've tried the warm duct tape/spoon method as well as welding with a hot knife and chips of plastic but none of those methods lasted very long. There was another method using some kind of roofing repair material. But I never figured out where to get that material. Bottom line is nothing sticks to PE for very long. Seems like a perfectly legit reason to buy a new boat. mike ----- "Mark Sanders" <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net> wrote: snip > > Haven't ever heard much on the subject of repairing plastic kayaks, > but > my main thought is to drill a small hole at each end of the crack to > prevent further splitting. Maybe groove it out and weld some plastic > back in. Anyone have any experience with plastic welding? *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jan 14 2011 - 15:19:58 PST
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