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Filling in holes in hull

Posted: 26 Jul 2017, 15:37
by mazman
I have a railblaza mount I need to remove and was wondering if there is any best way to fill in the inevitable holes that it will leave behind.

Thanks in advance

Alex

Re: Filling in holes in hull

Posted: 26 Jul 2017, 16:14
by 4liters
Give Yakdoc a call

Re: Filling in holes in hull

Posted: 26 Jul 2017, 16:37
by shane
Simple screw/bolt holes are easy to fill. An air plastic welder works best but a soldering iron still does OK on smaller holes. I've filled a few holes with both tools. The key is to clean oxidation off all surfaces, use the same plastic (a thin strip cut off a hatch lid edge will do) and work the two pieces together so they mix. Cut off excess and sand down for a clean finish. If you're not confident or for bigger jobs then seeing a professional like Ghurkin is a good idea.

Youtube has plenty of examples of how its done:


Re: Filling in holes in hull

Posted: 26 Jul 2017, 23:06
by Yako
I got some scrap Hobie from Josh last year at SLH to repair my holes in scupper tubes & I used it as well on my deck where the seat was cracked & water leaked into hull.
It's really easy, as Shane said clean the tip of your solder iron/rod so it's clean & slowly start to melt plastic. You also want to heat The receiving area so the 2 materials melt/fuse together.
Find some similar materials & do a practice first if you're not sure before hitting the yak, but honestly it's really easy :up:

Re: Filling in holes in hull

Posted: 27 Jul 2017, 08:34
by Brute
Another option is put stainless bolts back through the holes. Maybe with a bit of Goop .