Gelcoat Kayak Hull Repair
The hull’s gel coat is meant to be a sacrificial barrier anyway, to protect the fiberglass – once it’s really bad you repair it. i have a friend who had his entire 20-year-old kayak hull re-sprayed professionally with new gel coat for $600 in norwalk ct - worth it to him since he loved the boat.. Hull damage on a canoe or kayak can appear several different ways. for example, if your canoe is a clear laminate canoe, meaning that you can see the kevlar on the inside of the boat, you may notice stress cracks in an area where the gelcoat may also be damaged.. Recommended by nimbus kayaks, george gronseth's kayak academy, huki and eddyline kayaks from the smallest scratch to a boat torn in half, sterling's kayaks and fiberglass can repair your kayak to like-new condition..
Once all the excess gelcoat is removed, i switch to 400 grit wet/dry paper on a foam block to blend the patch into the contour of the hull. use caution not to sand the surrounding gelcoat, as on some boats it is quite thin and you could sand through it.. You should do a composite material repair using the material your kayak is made from. see below for further details. once you have done the composite repair you can do a gelcoat repair for aesthetics. kayak broken in half! you can repair a composite kayak that has broken in half.. Hull damage is often more extensive than just gelcoat damage and may cause more structural problems with your canoe or kayak. like gelcoat repairs you may notice cracks or stress marks on the hull of your boat where it has made contact with a hard object..
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