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Thread: Kevlar Repair

  1. #1
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    Kevlar Repair

    Hello Folks,

    I'm looking for the best way to patch up a very small leak in a Kevlar canoe.

    The kevlar has a tiny delamination between the inside deck of the boat and the 'floatation box/bulk head' (I'm not sure if it has a name). Water recently filled up the inside of the boat and after emptying it and letting it dry, I noticed small drips contiued to leak between the two layers.

    I turned the boat over and emptied water out of the plug hole at the top. It's dried out for over a week now so there should not be any moisture left inside.

    I don't want to pull the boat apart and re-glue it. Is there something that I can use to patch it up?

    The canoe is a 17 foot Rockwood design Chippewa that I bought used from the Mountain Co-op rental program (both my wife and I have worked at MEC and she still keeps on part-time).

    Any advice would be appreciated,

    sparky


  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2001
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    The easiest way would probably be to use a polyurethane adhesive like Sikaflex or 3M 5200 to calk the area.


 

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