[Ghurkin]

Here's some pics of a kayak that had an argument with a bus exhaust pipe.

after cutting the damage out it had a sizeable hole :shock:

bottom of patch welded on and its blowtorch time to mould it to the hull shape.

formed and clamped, more weld applied

welded watertight and smoothed over then flamed to gloss it up, the hull was stained so the patch being newer shows up a little, the owner was stoked though.

another happy kayaker back on the water

 

[Stealthfisha]

Brilliant

 

[Ghurkin]

Brilliant

Thanx SF

You done well Steve (again)!

Its been awhile since I've been here so thought I would spread the word that if your yak gets damaged, it can be fixed also ive missed the crazy antics and reports, Ive got 4 weeks off and no plans so Ill be posting some fishing exploits of my own.

Cheers Ghurkin

 

[Stealthfisha]

Tight lines G

 

[GlenelgKiller]

Neatly done! Love your workshop too.

 

[BigPete68]

Great work. It's good to know that repairs can be made by those that know what your doing. Do you get the patch pieces from Written off warranty Hobies?

 

[kayakone]

Very well accomplished Ghurkin.

Coincidentally, I was just sent these two videos by exp2000 (Brett, in Broome):

I haven't checked out whether these products can be sourced here, or if they have to be purchased from overseas.

Any repair at sea, there is IMO only one answer:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xox75i ... -boat_news

Not as pretty as your work Ghurkin, but at least you will reach the shore!

 

[Ghurkin]

Tight lines G

I'm hoping so SF

Neatly done! Love your workshop too.

I work on the back porch its close to the bar, great for washing the plastic dust out of my throat

Great work. It's good to know that repairs can be made by those that know what your doing. Do you get the patch pieces from Written off warranty Hobies?

Thanks Pete, I wish I could get more colored plastic, its difficult to come by most of the time, I have had one shop give me a hatch cover which can then be cut into patches and welding rods, always looking for more.

 

[Ghurkin]

Very well accomplished Ghurkin.
I haven't checked out whether these products can be sourced here, or if they have to be purchased from overseas.
Any repair at sea, there is IMO only one answer:
Not as pretty as your work Ghurkin, but at least you will reach the shore!

looks like a worthwhile product to have, especially if going offshore, thanks for posting it KK

 

[Dodge]

A beautiful result mate.

 

[Ghurkin]

A beautiful result mate.

thankyou Dodge, flattery will get you cheaper repairs :lol: ;-)

 

[Scott]

Amazing result. You have some serious skills

 

[BigPete68]

Tight lines G

I'm hoping so SF

Neatly done! Love your workshop too.

I work on the back porch its close to the bar, great for washing the plastic dust out of my throat

Great work. It's good to know that repairs can be made by those that know what your doing. Do you get the patch pieces from Written off warranty Hobies?

Thanks Pete, I wish I could get more colored plastic, its difficult to come by most of the time, I have had one shop give me a hatch cover which can then be cut into patches and welding rods, always looking for more.

Hi mate,
I heard once that Hobie cut up warranty hulls and send them back to the USA to be melted down. Not sure how true this is or if logistically recycling hulls is even feasible.

 

[TheFishinMusician]

Very tidy work. Well done.

 

[Ghurkin]

Amazing result. You have some serious skills

Thankyou Scott

 

[Ghurkin]

Hi mate,
I heard once that Hobie cut up warranty hulls and send them back to the USA to be melted down. Not sure how true this is or if logistically recycling hulls is even feasible.

I've heard the same Pete, I'll have to look around a bit more and contact a few dealers, some good size pieces of every colour would be great.

 

[cecil86]

Hey mate went to the coast and some bastart put to small holes in my yak is there anything I can use to fill it with it would be great if you can help

 

[JakeJ]

Masterful job right there!

 

[Kahuna]

Wow! What a really neat job....no wonder the owner was stoked with the results.

Love your work! 8)

 

[Ghurkin]

Hey mate went to the coast and some bastart put to small holes in my yak is there anything I can use to fill it with it would be great if you can help

Hi Cecil, sorry I took so long to get back to you, still got the holes or did you have them fixed?