Repairing in the rain?

The poor weather recently has presented a challenge to those of us who need to repair or modify their craft in the wet conditions we have been experiencing this ‘summer’! Earlier this week a rather bedraggled owner of a thirty two footer came into the chandlery, had managed to ‘bounce’ of the fuel berth at the local marina & with the weather we have been having was worried about getting a dry day to do a temporary repair. Fortunately these days we do have more than one product to offer.

For a simple ‘dint filling’ exercise we often sell ‘Magic Bond’ epoxy putty. Can be used on fibre-glass, epoxy, metal, wood and most importantly even underwater! For structural repairs we use West System’s G/Flex epoxy which produces a reliable long term bond in damp or wet situations. Great also for difficult to repair materials like those used in the manufacture of plastic canoes & kayak’s, or for the repair of alloy boats where welding is not an option. There is an excellent little demo on You-tube which shows you how it is done & another on plastic kayak repair. By the way, if you read our article ‘Introduction to Sealants and Adhesives‘, you would already know – never use silicone on Aluminium!