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Re: S&G: Car + kayak pieces = not good, advice ple
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/7/2011, 8:09 am

: About 3 months ago, I pulled into the garage...a little too close
: to the stack of strips for my WD Solace 17EX. About 4 years ago
: I got as far as opening the box and epoxing the panels together
: to make them "long". You know, like step 1. I had them
: stacked on bricks on the floor. The picture below is from my
: camera...so it is bad...but I think you get the jist of the
: tragedy. (I took the picture after I put the pile on top of a
: ladder hanging on the wall, so it is a shot from below.) The
: break is roughly a 4" x 4" area. (The top has a large
: black smudge from the tire too. arrggghh!) I was so upset when I
: did it...I've had time to calm down now.

: So, is this something that I should replace that section, either
: just the small area, or try to get a whole new panel section? Is
: there a crazy way to make a repair? Any ideas and advice would
: be greatly appreciated. This is my first build, so I have no
: frame of reference as to what can be salvaged.

: Thanks,
: Jerry S

Ouch. Much will depend on how you plan on finishing it. More can be salvaged if it's to be painted vs. if it'll be finished with varnish.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Car + kayak pieces = not good, advice please *PIC*
Jerry S -- 1/7/2011, 7:36 am
Re: S&G: Car + kayak pieces = not good, advice ple
Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2011, 8:09 am
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Oliver Bloch -- 1/7/2011, 8:52 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2011, 8:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2011, 9:33 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 1/7/2011, 10:56 am
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Jerry S -- 1/7/2011, 8:58 am
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Ric Moodie -- 1/7/2011, 9:25 am
Your new story and repair plan *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/7/2011, 3:05 pm
Re: Your new story and repair plan
bromasi -- 1/7/2011, 4:22 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2011, 8:56 am
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Jerry S -- 1/7/2011, 9:05 am
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thomas duncan -- 1/7/2011, 3:21 pm
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thomas duncan -- 1/7/2011, 3:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2011, 3:36 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/7/2011, 5:37 pm
Re: S&G: Car + kayak pieces = not good, advice ple *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/7/2011, 7:04 pm
ouch *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/7/2011, 7:06 pm
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Tony Olsen -- 1/7/2011, 10:09 pm
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Kenneth Sutherland -- 1/10/2011, 3:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/10/2011, 9:45 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/12/2011, 4:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2011, 4:10 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/12/2011, 4:18 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2011, 5:57 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/13/2011, 9:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2011, 2:12 pm
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george jung -- 1/7/2011, 7:45 pm
Re: S&G: Car + kayak pieces = not good, advice ple *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 1/8/2011, 2:19 am
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Jerry Strojny -- 1/8/2011, 5:45 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/8/2011, 10:54 pm
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Jerry Strojny -- 1/9/2011, 12:47 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 1/9/2011, 1:49 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/12/2011, 4:12 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/22/2011, 12:11 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/22/2011, 1:23 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/22/2011, 3:11 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/22/2011, 10:32 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/22/2011, 11:35 pm