🔥 I own a paddling business and have so many yaks that needed repair from being dragged... I've tried so many methods throughout the years and this is the first way that has actually worked! The twist w the acrylic screwdriver handle is the magic. Thanks!
@@marcusvaldes Inorganic Chmeistry... Polymer compounds. Learned it years ago.. Melting plastic on another piece of plastic, doens't bond anything. It just layers it. You need to have a bonding layer between them. Melting them together and pushing them together doesn't bond anything. It just layers it and covers the hole for a quick patch. but it won't last. When temp changes or bending or warping of the plastic happens. It will pop off.
@codpug he's just looking out for others. He's not policing anyone. It would be nice if more people were concerned with the safety of others and showing concern isn't a bad thing.
I'll be honest, I'm not too sure I can pull this off, but you definitely make it look easy enough for me to try! I got a feeling I'll be seeing you guys soon lol. Thanks for sharing!
I once had a small hole from dragging my kayak. I used my Blaze torch, long pliers and a white bottle cap. I held the cap over the hole with the pliers and used the torch to melt the plastic bottle cap and watched the liquid plastic drop into the hole. It sealed inside and outside. No smoothing with tools. I just waved the torch like a magic wand and it was smooth and good as new. It lasted five years. So, here I go again. My only advice is don't do it on a windy day, as I put the torch too close and made the hole bigger. Now I have to go back and place some tinfoil into it to use as a matrix and find a yellow piece of plastic to flow it into the hole. It takes about five minutes to get this done and lasts for years. If you're experienced with using a torch this works great. I used to be a dental technician and my Blaze torch was very useful!
Mate! One of the BEST videos! Same problem but with a polypropylene dinghy. Thanks to you I will be able to approach a repair with some possibility of success. I’m going to use polypropylene of course for the material but I’m also excited by another video I saw where a bridge of wire mesh is heat welded into the substrate to provide a platform to build on.
Thank you so much for this video. I just pick up an old 2 man kayak today that needs lots of work. I've got some visitors coming that want to try out fishing out in the deep blue. Can't take them in my solo fishing rig. Going to be a fun project.
I like that you threw out the estimate price, which I thought was very fair. and show us the secrets.. if you were close to me I would be bringing my two kayaks tomorrow..
Nice, I did the same repair in almost the same location to an easky sea kayak that received a prop strike, looks like new and I have a 2500 dollar kayak I paid 300 for.
Great fix. Thank you for posting. I think that smearing superglue on the area of an undamaged keel that is most often damaged might be highly protective also. Sandpaper and clean first. Ever tried to sandpaper a blob of dried superglue? It creates a super tough coating.
Seems like prevention would be a good idea. I make a point to not drag our kayaks. But a strip of 1/8 inch aluminum 1 inch wide l attached to both bow and stern would be a good idea.
Wire wheel on a drill, good idea to quicken the job. But the wires can break off from time to time, so as a person who has lived with only one eye. I would advise you to wear safety glasses.😊
Hi mate, greetings from the UK, You did a great job of repairing that keel, but as your customer will be dragging it again soon, maybe he would benefit if you screwed some Stainless steel sheet metal to act as a 'skid plate' to that end of the keel to protect the plastic from further abrasion damage?................................Just a thought....................
Great info videos. Thanks for your help. I am a 74 year old kayaker. I love the sport. I am having a hard time getting out of my kayak. Please give me some advise. Is there anything I can mount in my kayak that help me stand up so I can get out? Thanks
A Drader handheld plastic welder is much more efficient. It welds a bead and patches without the heat gun. I'd imagine it's an expensive tool. This method is cheaper.
I am going to be taking a kayak from a friend with drill holes in it. Something about having it replaced under warranty but instead of sending the "defective" one back my friend was asked to "destroy" it, so there are about 15 drill holes. Would you use the same method for these smaller holes?
Andy. I have a duo question that you might be able to help me with, or point me in the right direction. My friend John passed away back in May, his family had given me his kayak which means the world to me. It’s a Precison Swifty deluxe 9.5 kayak with the little area up front to hold a few thing. I would like to memorialize his kayak by add his picture permanently to the kayak in that front area. I was thinking uv resin ( but worried it would yellow in the sun) or some sort or clear coat spray. Do you think this would work? Do you have any ideas or tips I could use to make this happen?? Thank you!
5 gallon pails is a good place, trash cans, laundry detergent jugs, old plastic lawn chairs, what you want is something HDPE (high density polyethylene) usually its stamped into the bottoms of things. It's very common you can find it almost everywhere.
This is abuse to your Kayak Use a water proof tape like a t rex tape or strong gaffer tape with a strong adhesive inntbe tape it takes the brunt of the scraping a is cheap to replace and take off
Nice Job. For those of us on the East Coast and other places not near ACK, is there a more universal source for the plastic? What type of plastic is it?
If you cannot find the plastic locally, we can help get some to you for the cost of shipping. We would need to know the boat manufacture and model as well as pics so we can try and closely match the color with the plastic we have laying around. If you’d like to sent us a DM, I can get you an email address where we can get that going.
Hello, would it be acceptable to use an 5 gallon bucket. I have a new home depot bucket lid that would be enough material. Not worried about color matching. Thanks!
@@ACKTVnetwork Hello Austin I live in PA I loved you video. I recently purchased a used Kayak that is need of this repair it is a Feel free lure 11.5 V1 in blue can you please tell me where I can purchase the repair material?
safety glasses folks for the wire wheel. unless you want to stabbed in the eyeball with a wire bristel and wear a patch on your eye for the rest of your life.
Hi I agree with "cod" anyone operating an electric wire brush either by electric drill or by a fixed grinder and wire wheel must use safety glasses, Wearing sunglasses on top of your cap??? that dos'nt cut it.Sorry mate but losing your eye sight is second only to life itself please wear a pair!!!!!!!!!
Nice! I know weight is critical, but wouldn't it make sense for the manufacturer to weld a plastic "skeg" over the keel to prevent that kind of thing? It wouldn't add a lot of weight for a 2 inch wide by 1/4" strip... Or maybe dealers could provide such as an added option?? How about one of those mini-crockpot things to turn the new material soft and keep it that way so you can apply it more easily? If they heat enough, it would seem to make the job easier.. I've seen them used for mushroom wax, but of course that has only about 140 degree melting point, but I'm sure they hotter than that..
I'm very concerned as to why you are so proud of that repair? In the lead in you said on camera that you won't be able to notice the repair. But I'm here to tell you. That was noticeable from a kayak away. You over sold your abilities luckily your labor is cheap so customers have felt obligated to be agreeable.
Protect your eyes when using the wire wheel. They have the unfortunate habit of shedding wire bristles. Appreciate the video and hope I don't need to use it.
Besides carrying the kayak, and using the cart as much as possible, I'm wondering what can be done to strengthen an as yet undamaged keel since some dragging is unavoidable.
You can always weld a skid plate onto it as a preventative measure - then when the plate wears through, just fix it - original hull never compromised. I had a commercial friend do this on wear points with excellent success. It extended the life of his rental boats years. We have shallow creeks here that are fun to float.
