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Re: Material: Using A Sheet of Polyethylene For Re
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/26/2013, 2:03 am

True Brian, I've been away from poly kayaks for quite some time, but back then the only brand I remember that could be welded was the Prion . That may be different now so didn't mention it.

Still the grand majority of the poly boats, something like 99%, can't be welded.

It "might" be possible to glue it after a flame treatment with West's plastic epoxy that I can't remember the name of right now (age doesn't help memory). But I wouldn't try that unless I had no other solution.

Bill H.

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Coleman Breen -- 6/24/2013, 2:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/25/2013, 12:36 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 6/25/2013, 6:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2013, 2:03 am
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dave koslow -- 6/26/2013, 11:36 am