Where to buy kayak patch/repair kit.?

Saltwater Kayak Fishing
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A bad crack needs repaired, who sells a patch or kit around here? I do not want to have to take it to a shop again.

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Harbor Freight. Plastic welding kit will do polyethylene boats. Head to the auto parts store for a fiberglass kit if you have a glass boat

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can I get by with the $14.99 one?

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=plastic+welding+kit

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yes. 80 watts is plenty of power for the job. I’d suggest that you practice on a trash can to develop a feel for the work. No sense putting the learning process on your yak

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Thanks tb

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They have some epoxies for plastics at WestMarine. xxxxx60? not sure the first part of the name but they cut a yak in half with a chainsaw on ShipShapeTV and glued it back - tossed it off an overpass - held.

J Ford

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quote:
Originally posted by jford

They have some epoxies for plastics at WestMarine. xxxxx60? not sure the first part of the name but they cut a yak in half with a chainsaw on ShipShapeTV and glued it back - tossed it off an overpass - held.

J Ford

http://www.joinrfa.com/

WestSystems G-Flex for plastic kayaks is the bomb! You can pick it up at west marine.

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WestSystems G-Flex looks like some cool stuff. Only thing is the coloring. I suppose you could always paint with plastic paint if color bothered you.

I used a heat gun (harbor freight) and piece of the kayak left over from installing rod holders to repair some cracks in my kayak. I smoothed and blended it the best I could, but it’s never going to be a perfect match.

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. ~Doug Larson

Malibu X-13
WS Pamlico 120 Angler

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I know this is an old post, but I’m about to repair a crack in the bottom of my malibu x-factor and it seemed relevant. I’ve got some g/flex epoxy. Plan is to drill the ends of the crack, clean, hit with a torch and use the epoxy. Should I also add a few layers of fiberglass cloth or is the epoxy enough? Should I fill from both the bottom and top (inside hull)? The crack occurred where I’ve dragged it over many years. Thanks.

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With a Malibu X-Factor

You can contact Malibu Kayaks and they can send you a stick of material the same color as your kayak - Repair Kit with instructions

You can repair it using a soldering iron

Capt Dave
SC Malibu Kayak Dealer