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?

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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
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"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.

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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.

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On 19-Apr-2005, (William R. Watt) wrote:

kayaks being nothing but a passing fad.

For a craft that's been around at least as long as the canoe,
that's quite a fad.

Mike