The inevitable finally happened. I put a crack in my trusty old
Wavesports Lazer right under the seat. I've heard that most kayaks can
now be repaired by plastic welding. Does anyone have any experience
with this? Is it worth trying? Is there an outfit who does plastic
welding repairs in the Seattle or Portland areas? Thanks for the
help.

The Lazer was made from crosslink poly. Linear poly can be patched,
unless something changed crosslink can't. They are different plastics.
Most companies use linear or some version thereof now, in part because
it is cheaper, in part because it can be fixed.

I'd be curious to know if technology found a way to do it.

If not, I have a friend who may have a Lazer hull still in the wrapper
(he trashed his, ordered a replacement hull when it was possible to do
so, and then switched to a more modern kayak and never did anything
with the hull). If the boat can't be fixed, I can ask him if he still
has it, and what the price would be. It is in Colorado.

(Eric Nyre) wrote in message . com...
The Lazer was made from crosslink poly. Linear poly can be patched,
unless something changed crosslink can't. They are different plastics.
Most companies use linear or some version thereof now, in part because
it is cheaper, in part because it can be fixed.

I'd be curious to know if technology found a way to do it.

If not, I have a friend who may have a Lazer hull still in the wrapper
(he trashed his, ordered a replacement hull when it was possible to do
so, and then switched to a more modern kayak and never did anything
with the hull). If the boat can't be fixed, I can ask him if he still
has it, and what the price would be. It is in Colorado.

Crosslink can be fixed. It is a little more tricky but it can be done.
You might call up Oldytown Canoes or P & H they use crosslink .
I have done some patching on my boats. Its ugly but it works. Old town
will have the right stuff . If the boat is holed you will need to work
on both sides obviously.
Good luck.
Oh : I have no idea what a lazer is , the only lazer I know about is a
tiny sail boat.