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Re: just got a canoe -free
By:jaybabina
Date: 10/27/2016, 2:08 pm
In Response To: Re: just got a canoe -free (JohnAbercrombie)

Is that a Royalex (foamed ABS) canoe?

Yes

What epoxy did you use on it? Any special surface prep?

I will do it this winter. I'll sand it and use regular Raka epoxy with a few layers of cloth inside and out.
The damage is like a 8 inch tear. So, I'll just clamp the tear back and epoxy it shut and then sand the outside and put a few layers of glass over it and do the same to the inside. I will coarse sand it and epoxy will adhere fine.

For anyone who has built a kayak, this repair is pathetic easy. One seat needs a canning repair and I will teach myself to do that.

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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2016, 12:51 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/27/2016, 9:20 am
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jaybabina -- 10/27/2016, 1:32 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2016, 1:39 pm
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jaybabina -- 10/27/2016, 2:08 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/27/2016, 2:37 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 10/27/2016, 10:21 pm
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