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I have a 2 man boat that is coming apart at the seam seperating the top half from the bottom half.
Any suggestions on repair would be appreciated.
As a side note, this happened before a few years ago and I used "gorilla" glue to reseal. It lasted, but not the permanant fix I was looking for.
This boat is a "water Scamp" and is made of some kind of plastic. Not sure what glue would be best, if any.
JB Weld? Or do you need an adhesive to bond the two pieces back together....something like F12?
Wannabe...
I have a Pelican. It is held together with rivets. I removed some of the rivets on the ends and replaced them with stainless steel eye bolts. Handy places to tie stuff. If you want to seal it permanently, go to WalMart and get you some Marine sealer/adhesive. I think the number is 7200. Not sure. It will say on the package if it is removable or permanent. You'll have to figure some way of clamping the halves together while the RTV sets.
Flanger is thinking of 3M 5200 which is said to be permanent, but can be mechanically removed. It's stout, but doubt it would hold the two pieces together without some sort of mechanical fastener as well.
I'm tired of jacking with this thread. Post pics er else.
Wannabe...
There is an ad on TV where they saw a kayak in half, glue it with their product, throw it off a bridge onto rocks and then get in it an paddle off. Now if I could only remember the name of the product! It is on every day so if no one else jump in here with the name I will update when I see the ad again.
SeaRay
Chilly go by a body shop and ask them what they use. I know where I used to work we had a big truck body shop. They use a couple of different products for repairs those kinds of plastics most are a 2 part epoxy that use a special tool to mix the 2 as you apply. Or check with an automotive paint supply store, maybe Napa also.
No pics til tomorrow afternoon. Boat at cabin.
Jigflinger-- like the rivet idea. Hate the idea of drilling the pilot holes. SS eye hooks or small bolts would probably be ideal. Gonna use some wood working c clamps to hold together.
I will get up with a body shop tomorrow.
3M 5200 may be the my fix
Decisions decisions
Yeah, it's 3M. Either 5200 or 7200. One of them is supposed to be permanent. But like WB said you will still need some other means of holding them together, just in case. After the 3M stuff sets up you can easily drill for the pop rivets. Get the ones with the big heads and the backing washers.
you could always do what DD would do...duct tape it!
Its. 5200 and bad to the bone
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x2. I used it to glue the sole back on my water choos.Quote:
Originally Posted by torch
ATM, if'n you'll quit falling out of the boat you won't need them water choos.
I hate to revive this thread, but here are the pictures. Dang eye phone would not let me upload them last week.
http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/...Picture005.jpg
http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/...cture003-1.jpg
I think the peanut butter looking stuff is F-26. I plan on scraping that junk off and then pilot drilling the holes for the pop rivets, then applying the 3M glue, then riveting them together when the 3m is wet, then probably give everything a final seal with some silicone, when the glue dries.
Won't need silicone, 3M 5200 is the best silicone money can buy.
Wannabe...
3M is stout, but I don't think it will have the adhesive properties to pull those pieces together without a mechanical to back it up. At least not like F26 or F12. Going the rivet route will prolly work with the 5200 serving to fill in the gaps.
Or....here's a can't miss repair for ya.
http://memphis.craigslist.org/boa/2833837695.html
Wannabe...
No one will answer the phone tried sunday and this morning was go to buy for my nephews to use as they like pond hopping for bass. Dang teenagers
My scamp came apart like that....I put it back together and got a couple of more years use out of it.....then it came apart again.....it is down in the woods now as a form for honeysuckle to grow over.....I replaced it with a 10 ft aluminum jon from Midway Marine. The thing with the scamps are the sun and acid rain are not good for abs plastic......that stuff finally just gets brittle and rotten.
The top section got "sun burned" a few years ago, and cracked when I left the battery in it for a bumpy ride across the lake bottom. I patched it with fiberglass and then got the top section "rhino lined". I guess a new boat would should be in order, but I still think I can get some more good out of it.
I.e. I am too cheap!
Plastic weld is the way to go. I think your scamp is too far gone for plastic welding, though.
You could try G/flex which is epoxy made specifically for plastic. If it doesn't work, then your done as their is no scraping it off.
G-Flex Torture Demo
See my pm but your boat is down for the count/.. Forget it unless you swim really good