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Re: Material: Composite kayak repair.
By:Dan Thaler
Date: 6/16/2014, 7:00 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Composite kayak repair. (A. Edie)

This was brought to me by someone who wants to patch it up and not spend a lot of money doing it. He understands that with the age and condition of the boat longevity and a perfect cosmetic repair can not be expected.
My plan at the moment is to reinforce the cracks with kevlar from the inside and grind away the cracks on the outside and patch with epoxy and some glass as needed. I'll most likely paint over the repair and match the color as close as possible.
Does this make sense?

Dan

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Material: Composite kayak repair.
Dan Thaler -- 6/15/2014, 6:45 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/15/2014, 10:31 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 6/16/2014, 1:43 am
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Jay Babina -- 6/16/2014, 7:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/16/2014, 4:04 pm
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A. Edie -- 6/16/2014, 5:39 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 6/16/2014, 7:00 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/16/2014, 9:08 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/16/2014, 9:15 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 6/16/2014, 10:04 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/17/2014, 3:34 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 6/17/2014, 10:07 am
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John Roberts -- 6/17/2014, 6:52 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 6/20/2014, 6:01 am
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A. Edie -- 6/17/2014, 11:01 am