"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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