Marty i have the same boat and when the water fills to the height of where the power wires go through the hull this is where the water gets in the inside hull . I have thought about doing something like that but i couldn`t stand to cut that big of hole in mine so my next alternative was to put a Bilge pump with a automatic float switch but also my boat doesn`t sit in the water everyday . Thanks Marty for putting my mind at ease about drilling a big hole.
You can make your Scupper self bailing by putting a reverse scoop on it (underneath) To describe it... imagine if you were to cut off the bottom of a toy plastic boat and then cut the stern off of that and then glue it around the Scupper hole bow forward. As water flows by it will create suction and any water that's in the boat will actually get sucked out. I had that type of drain on my 66 lone star aluminum boat and if you forgot to put in the drain plug. You simply start the boat and take off and all the water got sucked out the bottom and you then put the plug back in. I learned that half way across the lake when I stopped and water came rushing in... I took off back to the dock and it was empty less than half way back. I put the plug in while moving and headed back out to the lake. Someone in the 60's was a smart SOB!
I found a link... 20 seconds in it shows the drain bottom. ruclips.net/video/yNwipVmfC7M/видео.html
4 года назад
Good idea. I'd also add silicone RTV sealant under the top edge of the perimeter trim to keep the water from seeping into the hull pontoons. Less to drain out.
Very smart Marty! I store my bass raider upside down. And when it's in the truck ready to go out in the morning and it fills up with water from sitting out all night I take a long rubber hose and syphon it out and let gravity do the work
Hey that is pretty ingenious! I was thinking about it for a while and thought of a little bit more of a modification. If you could install a check valve and add a 90° fitting to the bottom it would actually suck the water out when you are underway and not let water flow in when stationary. I love how you do modifications on things.
I have owned my Pelican Bassraider 10e for 2 years and have never had such a problem. Got mine set up with a casting deck up front, a foot controlled bow mount trolling motor, an adjustable swivel deck seat, quick deploy anchor/winch set up, and many other extras. Pelican should not change a single thing about this boat.
Thanks. My pelican odysee 10x needs a scupper for the storage bay. I love pelicans because you can buy them used ,super cheap, and then diy modify them like crazy. Theyre the "model T" of kayaks.
Good test and great idea to try out. I hope that Pelican is watching some of our videos to make these improvements to new models in the future. I have been out in my Raider almost everyday and its so fun to see what you can do on these little boats.
3:10 lol That was a good fix. A tarp over it would have just filled up with water. My mooring cover is useless that way, unless I add some kind of tent frame to hold it up. Even my Hobie gets water in the hull, and it HAS scuppers. Condensation, and rain seeps in. The irritating thing about it is that the drain plug is on the back end instead of the front, so you can't put it on end to drain because the rudder is in the way. Maybe I'll drill a hole in the front...
I had an older bass raider 10e and it came with the through hull scupper. I find it wierd they stopped putting them in them. But hey you fixed your problem in true Marty fashion I like it
How is it that you being such a smart and modest guy with so much good content in your videos only has 140K subs? Been following you for a minute now and just love your channel. Keep following your dreams and don't change your content. I live in Pompano Beach, Fla, but someday I'd like to visit Zoffingers
When you put the batteries in the back and it started filling with water I was hoping you'd fire the motor up because I think if you were moving it would have sucked the water back out but I could be wrong. I know on the back of a lot of boats, example aluminum jon boats have plugs that you can access from inside the boat while you're actually moving and if you fill your boat up with rainwater for example you simply run the motor with the plug out and it will suck the water right out of it. Now I realize those are in the back of the boat which is better for suction but I think there would be still suction on the bottom of the boat possibly somewhat dependent on the angle of the boat.
Way to throw caution to the wind... I remember my guts turning when I drilled ports for my electronics... ATAK 140 lights up nice... keep rocking the DYI! Thanks
Maybe to keep even the smallest bit of water from coming in while you’re driving and sitting in it put a plug in the hole and when you are done with it pulled the plug out so the water can drain
I got a cheap wood burning kit from harbor freight. works perfect for your plastic welding jobs. more direct. I used mine to plastic weld a part in my truck.
Me and all the other hardcore Zoffinger fans pick up our tablet or phone after getting home and see this notification and immediately have an aneurysm. Great video Marty, great diy to!!!!!🚤🚤🚤
Hi Marty, long time subscriber and fan. Here’s a video I found that might work next time you install a scupper. It’s a self draining self sealing diy scupper. Keep up the good videos, love watching them.
A bulkhead with rubber gasket on both sides may have done well since the surface was so flat. Would look "clean" at least on to top side. Definitely needed anyway you went about it. Pelican should add to future boat.
When you put a trolling motor box hold down brackets. Did you use the screws that came in box and rtv under brackets to eliminate water entering. Or did you use longer screws? I believe there's a plywood reinforcement that longer screws will screw into. Love your videos. Would love to come down and visit you soon.
Awesome Marty ! Good Diy Video ! Really like the new place man . Hopefully I will get by there to show you how to use the lures I sent ! Happy trails ,,,,,,, Tight lines ! The Brotha from a different Mutha !!!!!!
Have you tried heating the screwdriver rather than aiming the torch at what you are working on , it has worked well for me in the past , i have also had two on the go , one heating while i use the other , basically you have a constant flow . hope you don't mind me mentioning that , great vid as always , Thanks , Baz :)
Welding is still the best method because polyethylene is hard to adhere to. Here is some more good info: www.permabond.com/2015/03/31/prepare-bond-polyethylene/
Yea informative in what not to do? Or how to ruin a perfectly good boat?? He should of just drilled the hole and sealed it with a plug the right way. Non of that melting crap that looks horrible and didn’t even work.
love the videos i just got one of these boats for Christmas and i wanted to add bro craft launch wheels to it i thought i could add a piece of plywood on back of transom to reinforce it but worry that i dont know exactly where the plywood transom is in the boat and dont want to miss it and damage my transom any thoughts as to its size or postion thanks loved the 3 engine build tim
Looks like the transom is kinked??? Also by drilling the hole, doesn’t u run the risk of the floor n subfloor to flex? If so are u not concerned of the weld to crack upon the flexing?
Very cool! Did you test by filling with water from a hose to see if it drains (on land and in the water)? In our old Boston Whaler, we could have six inches of water ("Hey, who forgot to put the plug in?!") in the boat and as soon as we fired up and started forward it would drain fairly quickly. Greetings from NYC!
My Bass Raider is sitting on it's side out back just because of the water. Can you id where the water gets from out and in between the clam shell, inside by foamed area? That is what irritates me with the boat. Thanks for DIY, as I have the stuff to do this and make the boat sea worthy again. I have found that an inch of rain will put more than an inch inside the boat when laying flat (like on the trailer). This will definitely help. tnx- Bill in WTx
Good idea. Just a little sloppy. You do everything with perfection, I was surprised. I have a paddle boat similar to your other one that I put a two car battery electric minkota on. I bottom painted it to leave it in the salt water. Put a fish finder and Bimini on it. Trouble is it fills up every rain. I have to hook up a temporary bilge pump to empty it. I am looking for another solution. Wish I could send photos. Many people ask me to make them one, but it's a labor of love ❤.....
I'm surprised that boat isn't foam filled from the factory. You could probably drill a few holes and fill it with A/B foam to prevent it from filling up to begin with. Another thought you might wanna look into plastic welding solvents like the SCIGRIP line. No heat required. Takes some practice but it's amazing stuff.
Looks pretty sharp Marty... Good work for DIY project... Make sure you silicone water seal the bond around the inside layer for extra protection... Salt Water / Nature Intrusion is very unforgiving as you well know...🌊💦💧
Wow! So the water actually gets into the seals and into the pontoons? I thought this boat was all one piece but I guess not. Now, when you’re out on the water, will the water come through the seals and fill up the pontoons with water? I was thinking about buying a pelican. Thanks.
I was looking at a bass raider but being 308 pounds do you think id have to sit up front with a long motor arm extension? anyway love your DIY way to solve problems im currently looking into building pontoons for my kayak out of HDPE Bollard covers
Do some Pelicans of that model come with a scupper or drain hole in that spot? It looks like the plastic may be molded in that area to accept one. Either way, it's sure a great upgrade!
On your bass raider... I noticed u have a Coleman motor . What is the HP rating of that motor? Do you notice transom flex when you open it up? If you had reduce that flex how would you go about doing it??
I have a video you can try doing. I have a 8.6 pelican kayak. It's a sit on and not really meant for fishing but that's how I'm setting it up. I've been looking at motors. I still need to test to make sure my kayak can handle the weight on the back because the kayak is to short for a side mount and doesn't trec straight. But this video gave me an idea. What if I was to get a pipe large enough for the motor shaft to fit through and do a center mounted motor like Hobie yaks . Same concept as you scupper hole but bigger . Hey hit me up and let me know what you think.
Marty, I see it's been several years since you added the scupper drain. Has there been any issues, and, did the Polyethylene pipe actually stick to the RAM-X material and stay bonded with no leaks? If so, that same pipe material might work well for hot patching holes if the materials bond to one another.
i have a challenge for you make your own electric trolling motor using that poly pipe and perhaps a canopy with a solar panel on top to generate power to the motor i would enjoy the way you figure it out please let me know if your up to the challenge
I've wondered about doing that to my Costco Pelican kayak. The rear deck has no scupper and gets water. It could fill up with up to 10 gallons (80 to 90 lbs). Not good...
Perhaps buy one Hdpe (polyethylene) flange with a pipe stub a couple of inches long. Drill the two holes thru the hull, make/buy a rubber gasket, push the gasketed flange in from the top, checking for adequate pipe exposed under the boat. Screw the flange to the deck with at least 6 stainless steel screws. Flip the boat & use your torch trick to melt/weld your pipe stud to the outer hull. It would look professional. OR -- Why not get two Hdpe flanges. If you needed to you could get shallow flanges and join them with a length of pipe glued between them. If no glue can be trusted between Pelican plastic & the flange you could make a rubber gasket & screw down the flanges . You could glue a short length of pipe between the two flanges if you couldn't find a pair of flanges that would have pipe stubs that would fit inside one & over the other. I found the parts in question with a quick search, but didn't check pricing. If it was under $20-$30 bucks I think I'd go for the flanged scupper. I'm a huge guy, I liked your stout boy load test with the two batteries in the back. Clever
Cool vid, but why not use a plastic welder like hobies or even harbor freights. Seems a lot safer than an open flame torch. Would think it would come out a little cleaner too
I've seen another video showing that jb weld is "NOT" compatible with the RAM-X material and does "not" stay permanently bonded as a hole or crack patching material. I personally would not trust it's use for this particular boat.
Hey Marty first I wanna say Thanks for your videos they're really cool! Second in this "Scupper hole" video I noticed in the back ground on the dock there are a couple round looking things with chairs on them. What are they and do you have videos about them? If not Can you do a video about them? Thanks and keep doin you! Z-Man from P-Town
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who hates having to remove the plastic from the hole saw!
I save the plastic, in case I need to use it for repairs.
Marty i have the same boat and when the water fills to the height of where the power wires go through the hull this is where the water gets in the inside hull . I have thought about doing something like that but i couldn`t stand to cut that big of hole in mine so my next alternative was to put a Bilge pump with a automatic float switch but also my boat doesn`t sit in the water everyday . Thanks Marty for putting my mind at ease about drilling a big hole.
Fearlessly modding your toys. The very reason I subscribed. Bravo.
You can make your Scupper self bailing by putting a reverse scoop on it (underneath)
To describe it... imagine if you were to cut off the bottom of a toy plastic boat and then cut the stern off of that and then glue it around the Scupper hole bow forward. As water flows by it will create suction and any water that's in the boat will actually get sucked out.
I had that type of drain on my 66 lone star aluminum boat and if you forgot to put in the drain plug. You simply start the boat and take off and all the water got sucked out the bottom and you then put the plug back in. I learned that half way across the lake when I stopped and water came rushing in... I took off back to the dock and it was empty less than half way back. I put the plug in while moving and headed back out to the lake. Someone in the 60's was a smart SOB!
I found a link... 20 seconds in it shows the drain bottom.
ruclips.net/video/yNwipVmfC7M/видео.html
Good idea. I'd also add silicone RTV sealant under the top edge of the perimeter trim to keep the water from seeping into the hull pontoons. Less to drain out.
I love your videos. Always so peaceful and relaxing.
I am going to do this to my bass tracker except I am going to use a smaller tube and use a drain plug. But thanks this gets me started.
Very smart Marty! I store my bass raider upside down. And when it's in the truck ready to go out in the morning and it fills up with water from sitting out all night I take a long rubber hose and syphon it out and let gravity do the work
The humor in this video is just my favorite.
Very nicely done truly enjoy these diy parts to the channel.
your videos are very helpful. I appreciate the commentary.
Hey that is pretty ingenious! I was thinking about it for a while and thought of a little bit more of a modification. If you could install a check valve and add a 90° fitting to the bottom it would actually suck the water out when you are underway and not let water flow in when stationary. I love how you do modifications on things.
Scroll up and look at my loooong comment same concept.
Nice video Marty . Wishing you the best on your new business.
One of the best . Thanks Zoff ...
Good video Marty. Still the King of DIY!
I have owned my Pelican Bassraider 10e for 2 years and have never had such a problem. Got mine set up with a casting deck up front, a foot controlled bow mount trolling motor, an adjustable swivel deck seat, quick deploy anchor/winch set up, and many other extras. Pelican should not change a single thing about this boat.
except the price
I work on hot tubs. We use a plastic welder in some applications. The product we use is devcon. Works really well to bond plastic pic.
Pvc
Nice Idea. Enjoyed the video. I normally just put my Raider up on it's side to store it. But good to see what others are doing. Fish on!
You are a brave man Marty.. good job
Nice video and I watch all the way from Australia
Thanks. My pelican odysee 10x needs a scupper for the storage bay. I love pelicans because you can buy them used ,super cheap, and then diy modify them like crazy. Theyre the "model T" of kayaks.
Good test and great idea to try out. I hope that Pelican is watching some of our videos to make these improvements to new models in the future. I have been out in my Raider almost everyday and its so fun to see what you can do on these little boats.
I catch so many bass in this little Bass Raider boat in the canals of South Florida.
3:10 lol That was a good fix. A tarp over it would have just filled up with water. My mooring cover is useless that way, unless I add some kind of tent frame to hold it up. Even my Hobie gets water in the hull, and it HAS scuppers. Condensation, and rain seeps in. The irritating thing about it is that the drain plug is on the back end instead of the front, so you can't put it on end to drain because the rudder is in the way. Maybe I'll drill a hole in the front...
Worked well. Marty I'm ready for a kon-Tiki trip with the pups ,but we all can't have everything lol .Hope you and the pups are well take care.
Nice! Can't wait to visit!
I had an older bass raider 10e and it came with the through hull scupper. I find it wierd they stopped putting them in them. But hey you fixed your problem in true Marty fashion I like it
well hopefully Pelican Boats watch your videos, so they can see this issue. and maybe they will add that to all of the newer Bass Raiders.
this was my thought as well. Marty is a one man think tank for Pelican.
They don't give a fuck. They know ppl use rhem one year and get tired of the shit
@@noway57 tired of being on the water? Poor folks
The 2013 model had one in that spot.
Harbor freight sells a plastic welding kit that works awsome.2 styles one hot air and one soldering iron style.they also sell the rods to weld with
You're awesome bro. You push through 'boundries' 👍🙌
Great video! Watching you and this bass raider makes me want one so bad for the pond fishing that I do.
How is it that you being such a smart and modest guy with so much good content in your videos only has 140K subs?
Been following you for a minute now and just love your channel. Keep following your dreams and don't change your content. I live in Pompano Beach, Fla, but someday I'd like to visit Zoffingers
When you put the batteries in the back and it started filling with water I was hoping you'd fire the motor up because I think if you were moving it would have sucked the water back out but I could be wrong. I know on the back of a lot of boats, example aluminum jon boats have plugs that you can access from inside the boat while you're actually moving and if you fill your boat up with rainwater for example you simply run the motor with the plug out and it will suck the water right out of it. Now I realize those are in the back of the boat which is better for suction but I think there would be still suction on the bottom of the boat possibly somewhat dependent on the angle of the boat.
Thanks for the great idea. Wish I did something like that years ago. I will be doing this to mine real soon. Keep the great videos coming !
Great Video.... Love the idea. I will definitely do this to mine. Keep up the good work.
Way to throw caution to the wind... I remember my guts turning when I drilled ports for my electronics... ATAK 140 lights up nice... keep rocking the DYI! Thanks
Maybe to keep even the smallest bit of water from coming in while you’re driving and sitting in it put a plug in the hole and when you are done with it pulled the plug out so the water can drain
I got a cheap wood burning kit from harbor freight. works perfect for your plastic welding jobs. more direct. I used mine to plastic weld a part in my truck.
two paths diverge in the woods....me : i took the one less traveled by....and that has made all the difference. welcome to our club my friend.
Me and all the other hardcore Zoffinger fans pick up our tablet or phone after getting home and see this notification and immediately have an aneurysm. Great video Marty, great diy to!!!!!🚤🚤🚤
Hi Marty, long time subscriber and fan. Here’s a video I found that might work next time you install a scupper. It’s a self draining self sealing diy scupper. Keep up the good videos, love watching them.
This is the difference between the one piece Bass Hunter and everyone else. You can't beat one solid piece construction.
Use a soldering iron with a flat tip to plastic weld, much easier to control where the heat will be and eliminates the need for the screwdriver.
A bulkhead with rubber gasket on both sides may have done well since the surface was so flat. Would look "clean" at least on to top side. Definitely needed anyway you went about it. Pelican should add to future boat.
When you put a trolling motor box hold down brackets. Did you use the screws that came in box and rtv under brackets to eliminate water entering. Or did you use longer screws? I believe there's a plywood reinforcement that longer screws will screw into. Love your videos. Would love to come down and visit you soon.
Awesome Marty ! Good Diy Video ! Really like the new place man . Hopefully I will get by there to show you how to use the lures I sent ! Happy trails ,,,,,,, Tight lines ! The Brotha from a different Mutha !!!!!!
Have you tried heating the screwdriver rather than aiming the torch at what you are working on , it has worked well for me in the past , i have also had two on the go , one heating while i use the other , basically you have a constant flow . hope you don't mind me mentioning that , great vid as always , Thanks , Baz :)
I have a pond prowler and it has a drain in the back and I don't even have a plug. It drains out good
Nice video Marty ! You always seem to have a good idea 💡 when it comes to DIY ! Big risk great reward. No more rain 🌧 holding in the boat!
Great idea.
Instead of welding with heat, is there an adhesive or epoxy designed for plastic that would work?
Just an idea.
Epoxy doesn't have UV rating, meaning it won't last a long time in the sun.
Welding is still the best method because polyethylene is hard to adhere to. Here is some more good info: www.permabond.com/2015/03/31/prepare-bond-polyethylene/
very informative
lojo.fishing hey lojo cool to see you here i watch all your vids
Yea informative in what not to do? Or how to ruin a perfectly good boat?? He should of just drilled the hole and sealed it with a plug the right way. Non of that melting crap that looks horrible and didn’t even work.
I put swim noodles in mine the way I did it was to cut up the noodles and push them into the hull though the holes for my rod holders
In Canada we use scupper holes in boats for ice fishing.
We don't waste holes in boats.
Just need bigger scuppers for bigger fish
love the videos i just got one of these boats for Christmas and i wanted to add bro craft launch wheels to it i thought i could add a piece of plywood on back of transom to reinforce it but worry that i dont know exactly where the plywood transom is in the boat and dont want to miss it and damage my transom any thoughts as to its size or postion
thanks loved the 3 engine build
tim
Classic Zoffinger. This is why I sub!
You could put an bottom half duck bill peice to weld on the bottom too.
Looks like the transom is kinked???
Also by drilling the hole, doesn’t u run the risk of the floor n subfloor to flex? If so are u not concerned of the weld to crack upon the flexing?
Kayakers, especially with a Hobie Pro Angler are well familiar with scupper plugs.
3:08 omg that just made my day
Very cool! Did you test by filling with water from a hose to see if it drains (on land and in the water)? In our old Boston Whaler, we could have six inches of water ("Hey, who forgot to put the plug in?!") in the boat and as soon as we fired up and started forward it would drain fairly quickly. Greetings from NYC!
That would be a good test!
Marty love these video's
My Bass Raider is sitting on it's side out back just because of the water. Can you id where the water gets from out and in between the clam shell, inside by foamed area? That is what irritates me with the boat. Thanks for DIY, as I have the stuff to do this and make the boat sea worthy again. I have found that an inch of rain will put more than an inch inside the boat when laying flat (like on the trailer). This will definitely help. tnx- Bill in WTx
Threaded thru hull adaptor. 2 gaskets and one plastic nut.
Good idea. Just a little sloppy. You do everything with perfection, I was surprised. I have a paddle boat similar to your other one that I put a two car battery electric minkota on. I bottom painted it to leave it in the salt water. Put a fish finder and Bimini on it. Trouble is it fills up every rain. I have to hook up a temporary bilge pump to empty it. I am looking for another solution. Wish I could send photos. Many people ask me to make them one, but it's a labor of love ❤.....
It’s always scary drilling holes in the boat! Lol
Great idea, what has Pelican said about inhaling the melted Bass Raider?
I'm surprised that boat isn't foam filled from the factory. You could probably drill a few holes and fill it with A/B foam to prevent it from filling up to begin with.
Another thought you might wanna look into plastic welding solvents like the SCIGRIP line. No heat required. Takes some practice but it's amazing stuff.
Have a set on Kayak and I have about ten oles like that built in when I bought it. I never run plugs.
Nice video, but I wonder if you could have gone with cement made for that pipe instead of melting it and the boat.
Looks pretty sharp Marty... Good work for DIY project... Make sure you silicone water seal the bond around the inside layer for extra protection...
Salt Water / Nature Intrusion is very unforgiving as you well know...🌊💦💧
I don't think silicone will stick to the weird plastic these boats use. I would try using flanged pipe.
I wish you’d trick out the Raider like you did your first kayak and do videos of the process.
My cousin has this very same boat and he has to store it upside down but he made a trail with 4x4 post to keep it off the ground
Wow! So the water actually gets into the seals and into the pontoons? I thought this boat was all one piece but I guess not. Now, when you’re out on the water, will the water come through the seals and fill up the pontoons with water? I was thinking about buying a pelican. Thanks.
I was looking at a bass raider but being 308 pounds do you think id have to sit up front with a long motor arm extension? anyway love your DIY way to solve problems im currently looking into building pontoons for my kayak out of HDPE Bollard covers
The Happy Gilmore reference @ 4:57 😂😂
Great Idea..Why not use Epoxy ???
I wish that Walter would have understood this concept of the weight in the back of the boat. I told you how he sunk the jon boat, first time out.
Do some Pelicans of that model come with a scupper or drain hole in that spot? It looks like the plastic may be molded in that area to accept one. Either way, it's sure a great upgrade!
On your bass raider... I noticed u have a Coleman motor . What is the HP rating of that motor? Do you notice transom flex when you open it up? If you had reduce that flex how would you go about doing it??
Very good mod mate
Mount a canopy from the building over the floating Deck creating shade and stop the rain from filling the boats
I have a video you can try doing. I have a 8.6 pelican kayak. It's a sit on and not really meant for fishing but that's how I'm setting it up. I've been looking at motors. I still need to test to make sure my kayak can handle the weight on the back because the kayak is to short for a side mount and doesn't trec straight. But this video gave me an idea. What if I was to get a pipe large enough for the motor shaft to fit through and do a center mounted motor like Hobie yaks . Same concept as you scupper hole but bigger . Hey hit me up and let me know what you think.
Marty, I see it's been several years since you added the scupper drain. Has there been any issues, and, did the Polyethylene pipe actually stick to the RAM-X material and stay bonded with no leaks? If so, that same pipe material might work well for hot patching holes if the materials bond to one another.
Your outboard motor is it a 5 horses power have you seen any good used ones anywhere I have same kinda of boat.
Love your vid
Its nice to not have a gas tank taking up room in the boat. that's a sweet set up
i have a challenge for you make your own electric trolling motor using that poly pipe and perhaps a canopy with a solar panel on top to generate power to the motor i would enjoy the way you figure it out please let me know if your up to the challenge
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY!! And here is a brand new video about it... *plays x-files theme*
Hey Marty! How about a New Boat Update? Looks like there's quite a bit new additions to the boat that we haven't seen before.
got to get one of them Sawhorses ??? nice job Like it .
How about using a tapered wooden down to smush the two layers together?
I've wondered about doing that to my Costco Pelican kayak. The rear deck has no scupper and gets water. It could fill up with up to 10 gallons (80 to 90 lbs). Not good...
Perhaps buy one Hdpe (polyethylene) flange with a pipe stub a couple of inches long. Drill the two holes thru the hull, make/buy a rubber gasket, push the gasketed flange in from the top, checking for adequate pipe exposed under the boat. Screw the flange to the deck with at least 6 stainless steel screws. Flip the boat & use your torch trick to melt/weld your pipe stud to the outer hull. It would look professional.
OR -- Why not get two Hdpe flanges. If you needed to you could get shallow flanges and join them with a length of pipe glued between them. If no glue can be trusted between Pelican plastic & the flange you could make a rubber gasket & screw down the flanges . You could glue a short length of pipe between the two flanges if you couldn't find a pair of flanges that would have pipe stubs that would fit inside one & over the other. I found the parts in question with a quick search, but didn't check pricing.
If it was under $20-$30 bucks I think I'd go for the flanged scupper. I'm a huge guy, I liked your stout boy load test with the two batteries in the back. Clever
Cool vid, but why not use a plastic welder like hobies or even harbor freights. Seems a lot safer than an open flame torch. Would think it would come out a little cleaner too
You can weld plastic with a soldering iron and a hot glue gun. It will be much better than the torch method.
You could plug the scupper with a pool jet plug while under way. Edit. Should have finished watching before adding my two scents!
I'm intimidated by melting the plastic. That was a pretty tight fit. Do you think JB weld might work?
I've seen another video showing that jb weld is "NOT" compatible with the RAM-X material and does "not" stay permanently bonded as a hole or crack patching material. I personally would not trust it's use for this particular boat.
I noticed the use of black pipe in the video but in later videos it is white did i miss a update to the scupper hole
Nice video, but don’t they already make stuffs to chemically wield pvc together ?
Great result
Kayaks are made from HDPE, not PVC. Not much sticks to high density poly ethylene
Hey Marty first I wanna say Thanks for your videos they're really cool! Second in this "Scupper hole" video I noticed in the back ground on the dock there are a couple round looking things with chairs on them. What are they and do you have videos about them? If not Can you do a video about them? Thanks and keep doin you!
Z-Man from P-Town