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ABS repair?
Thinking of buying an old ABS kayak and wondering what I'd be getting into as far a possible future permanent repairs to cracks, etc. Something a person can do at home with inexpensive materials? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
William R. Watt wrote:
Thinking of buying an old ABS kayak and wondering what I'd be getting into as far a possible future permanent repairs to cracks, etc. Something a person can do at home with inexpensive materials? ABS can be glued, but you may be better off to weld it. Harbor Freight sell a hot air plastic welder for $30. |
William R. Watt wrote:
Thinking of buying an old ABS kayak ... O, the irony! ... and wondering what I'd be getting into as far a possible future permanent repairs to cracks, etc. Something a person can do at home with inexpensive materials? I wish Byron Funnell hadn't been driven away from r.b.p by the Moron Wars (Tim and Njall); he could tell you exactly what it takes. He buys sheet ABS to repair ABS canoes. I cannot tell you how he does it, except that I recall that he cuts a suitably sized patch, heats it in the oven[1], then presses it onto the hull to get an approximate fit, then repeats to get a better fit, and so on until the patch is closely form-fit to the hull. Dunno what adhesive he uses; I'd go to the 3M catalogue. You might try googling his name to get his address; I'm sure you'll find it. His ISP is (was) in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. [1] the regular cooking oven in the kitchen. -Richard, His Kanubic Travesty -- ================================================== ==================== Richard Hopley Winston-Salem, NC, USA rhopley[at]earthlink[dot]net Nothing really matters except Boats, Sex, and Rock'n'Roll rhopley[at]wfubmc[dot]edu OK, OK; computer programming for scientific research also matters ================================================== ==================== |
"Oci-One Kanubi" ) writes: William R. Watt wrote: Thinking of buying an old ABS kayak ... O, the irony! Here's the story. At the supermarket on Sunday I looked at the ads posted on the bulletin board. One dated the same day offered 2 older ABS kayaks with paddles for $200, ie $100 each. In spite of the low price I debated with myself for a whole day before deciding I'd maybe get some use out of them when I wasn't having too much fun paddling my cheap home made plywood boxes, so I called and left a message. So far the call has not been returned so I guess won't have to beat my head against the wall over buying cheap synthetic boats, and kayaks at that, kayaks being nothing but a passing fad. I suspect is was just passing greed anyway. ... and wondering what I'd be getting into as far a possible future permanent repairs to cracks, etc. Something a person can do at home with inexpensive materials? I wish Byron Funnell hadn't been driven away from r.b.p by the Moron Wars (Tim and Njall); he could tell you exactly what it takes. He buys sheet ABS to repair ABS canoes. I cannot tell you how he does it, except that I recall that he cuts a suitably sized patch, heats it in the oven[1], then presses it onto the hull to get an approximate fit, then repeats to get a better fit, and so on until the patch is closely form-fit to the hull. Dunno what adhesive he uses; I'd go to the 3M catalogue. You might try googling his name to get his address; I'm sure you'll find it. His ISP is (was) in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. thanks for the info. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
Seriously, William, if the guy ever does respond, and you do buy these
things, you might actually discover that, except for being tools of the Devil (kayaks being from the Dark Side, as everyone knows) these lightweight, hydrodynamic hulls are really a pleasure to paddle, relative to yer homemade hulls (and absent, of course, the personal satisfaction you get from "rolling yer own"). In such a case, don't hesitate to Google up Byron's address and send him a note; he is as helpful and generous a guy as you'd want to know. -Richard William R. Watt wrote: "Oci-One Kanubi" ) writes: William R. Watt wrote: Thinking of buying an old ABS kayak ... O, the irony! Here's the story. At the supermarket on Sunday I looked at the ads posted on the bulletin board. One dated the same day offered 2 older ABS kayaks with paddles for $200, ie $100 each. In spite of the low price I debated with myself for a whole day before deciding I'd maybe get some use out of them when I wasn't having too much fun paddling my cheap home made plywood boxes, so I called and left a message. So far the call has not been returned so I guess won't have to beat my head against the wall over buying cheap synthetic boats, and kayaks at that, kayaks being nothing but a passing fad. I suspect is was just passing greed anyway. ... and wondering what I'd be getting into as far a possible future permanent repairs to cracks, etc. Something a person can do at home with inexpensive materials? I wish Byron Funnell hadn't been driven away from r.b.p by the Moron Wars (Tim and Njall); he could tell you exactly what it takes. He buys sheet ABS to repair ABS canoes. I cannot tell you how he does it, except that I recall that he cuts a suitably sized patch, heats it in the oven[1], then presses it onto the hull to get an approximate fit, then repeats to get a better fit, and so on until the patch is closely form-fit to the hull. Dunno what adhesive he uses; I'd go to the 3M catalogue. You might try googling his name to get his address; I'm sure you'll find it. His ISP is (was) in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. thanks for the info. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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