Thanks for making the video (and drilling a hole in your kayak for us). Quick tip.... use a thin aluminum wire mesh as the foundation before applying the plastic filler. The repair area needs to be warmed up (heat gun works) to allow the mesh to bond with the hull. You can then melt the material to the mesh. Put more than necessary then sand down with progressively finer grit sandpaper. Cheers!
Just a few notes for ya, Bud! 1) Use a very sharp or hot knife. Cut away excess damage clean and sand hole!! 2) If possible, get a 4-5 mm plastic! Cut for size and wedge in place! can help a lot. 3) used a small fan to blow nasty smoke away! A MUST! 2) Use cable ties as a welding rod!! It works really well for filling cracks and deep scratches 3) Leave overnight 4)Sand down ruff first, then smoother Grab some cheap Surfboard Wax to finnish. Don't get me wrong, you did a good job. I just hope to give you some food for thought.
Those are very good notes! And i appreciate them! Never thought of the zipties!!!! I have since improved on this nethod over the years. I have been meaning to make another how to video and uodate my process I just havent gotten around to it. Thanks for watching and thanks for the advice I will definitly be using your notes in the future!
Dude, EVERY TIME I have to do ANYTHING, no matter how much I prepare, I have to repeat it because I screwed up. It's our lot in life, I guess. Great video, It helped me tremendously. Keep it up!
Man, I felt that frustration, bro... I've felt that way so many times! Making these videos is deFiniteLy not easy... Thanks for pushing through and doing the extra work so you could still make this one for us!
So I’m a single momma and I have 2 sons. We love kayaking. I also take my niece and nephew. Recently my nephew dropped his yak off the back of my truck. Long story short. He cracked it. I tried the jb putty crap and nope. Didn’t work. I was trying to avoid doing this. But from the research I’ve done so far this is the best way. So thank u SO much for sharing this. Little nervous bc I don’t wanna mess it up. But it’s up to me to fix it. So thank u again so much for sharing. And I understand how u feel about everything u do u mess up. But…. Also u gotta take it easy on urself. U truly helped me today. So thank u again.
Wow, so you have your hands full thats for sure! With this method it would be very hard to ruin anything. If you do a patch and it still leaks just keep trying until it stops leaking. Just dont give up! I havent seen a hole or crack that this method couldnt fix with enough time and patience. Thank for for watching, and thanks for the comment!
You saved my ass. I took my kayak out for the first time since the ice has cleared. Got downriver and noticed the boat was getting sluggish and tippy. Got back to the landing and found I’d taken on about twenty gallons through a tear in the hull. I fish alone and have a tendency to scooch along the concrete landings like a dog with ass worms while seated in the kayak to get to open water. Apparently the combination of hard concrete, soft polyethylene and a fat slob doing aerobics trying to get launched took its toll. Thank you so much for showing me how to save my beloved kayak. Great informative video.
Thank you so much for taking the time to help us kayakers that have damaged kayaks. You helped me and I am grateful. Know that you are helping others and open that garage door more for ventilation please
Your welcome! Im glad I could help you out!!! You are correct I should have opened door more but I think it was still winter and very cold outside haha
Thank you Brother .... I just put how to fix a plastic Kayak and boom there's your show ... total Awesomeness... I was fishing last season late .... and my Kayak was sinking very slowly ..... I headed for shore fast because I was a half mile out .... I had a life vest so I would have been ok .... but who wants that problem ... all my fishing gear on board .... well thanks to you I'm floating not sinking 😁🇺🇸🏆
Awesome man! Glad I could help!!! I'm a very cheap person I don't like to spend money at all! And if this saves you from buying a new kayak it'll save u 100s sometimes 1000s
@@JohnnyDub NIICE yeah man There's been a ton of suggestions in the comments on different ways but this way I still believe is the easiest cheapest quickest way and there's no limit to how strong you can get it because you can just keep adding to make it even stronger and thicker!
Ish, you're a humble guy. I have watched all your vids. This being my last one til more. You keep all of your screw ups in your vids. You are loved for this. You are beloved for this. You ain't Roland Martin but you have way more personality.
Thanks man!! I try to be as real as I can be! I'm also far from a great fisherman but I love to fish and sometimes I get lucky! I also try to learn from my mistakes if I can and hopefully through my mistakes I can teach and entertain others. BTW thank you for watching my videos it means alot to me and I highly appreciate your comment!
Drilling thru the kayak you just repaired takes dedication...lol. I fixed mine with 5 gallon bucket strips and a $9 Harbour Freight heat gun. I find plastic welding too tedious, the heat gun covers more area, I melted a bunch of strips on and sanded it down smooth. All that really doesn't matter if the end result is the same. Thanks for the video.
Bro, I can relate so much to your frustration! I try new things and end up screwing something up somehow haha! I recently got into kayaking and I'm looking everywhere for some decent boats. I talked to my local livery and they said they would sell me some old ones with holes in them for $50 a piece, and I would have to fix them myself. After watching your video, I think I can do it and save some money! Thank you for taking the time to make this man, it is going to save me some cash! If you're ever in central ohio, I owe you a few beers lol! (Oh and I've watched like 10 videos about this today and your repair looks the best by far)
First of all I have to say thanks for this comment it pretty much made my day! I love hearing from people that I have helped in some way! Your comment is also kinda funny in the way of I literally just thought about possibly finding some beat up kayaks from different places to repair and possibly resell I think it could definitely be a lucrative business. But as for the repair it held up fairly well my skid plate or patch I added recently got ripped off on a crazy kayak trip and I believe I have an even better way to add the extra material to it when I find the time I am gonna make another video of this process again! Oh and if I'm out your way I'll take you up on that beer!
Love ya man! Thanks for pushing through to show us what’s up with your technique. Starting my first hole repair right now. The Harbor freight plastic soldering iron is heating up as I type 👍
It did work fairly well it did come off after a bunch of dragging and i'm going to change my tactic a little bit in a future video to make it even better. using smaller longer strips to get more of it welded and possibly use some super glue on the middle of the patch to help hold once the patch starts to wear down.
@@HuyFishin well I also recently made a kayak cart out of pvc I may do a video on that also and it's cool but still kind of a hassle compared to just adding a patch of plastic. alot of the places I fish can either be very long drag or very steep and the added weight from wheels sucks and either walking the wheels back to truck or bringing wheels with me to fish is a pain.
I have a stress crack on my Hobie,so i started checking out several video's on how to. But I enjoyed yours by far and and think it is the easiest way. So thank you for the tutorial and entertainment ! LOL
Thank you for showing your mistakes, other people make a bunch of mistakes but never show it on camera. This helps us from not making the same mistakes but we’ll still make mistakes too. I subscribed to your channel because you’re one of us. Thanks again
haha yeah, I am full of mistakes. My dad always said I may not show you how to do something, but I will show you how NOT to do something haha. Thanks for the sub and thanks for watchin!!!
Incredibly helpful video, and I love the idea of using a hdpe bucket for repairs. Plus, as you mention, should with great a preventative maintenance for adding thickness to areas that are likely to get dragged. Holy, appreciate your taking the time to make and edit this video.
Thanks man! I hope it can do you some good, its done me good for years. I have developed another way to melt the plastic recently. One day I will make another vid showing the new process.
Nice work. My Pelican Bass Raider is close to leaking and needs a couple repairs. I'm gonna get one of those soldering irons but I'm gonna preheat with my heat gun. Solves my problem....
Hey you got got a follow from me. Got my first kayak for free from neighbor and Realize it had a small slice in it when I took it out. I’m about to fix it this week and take it out next weekend. Had such a fun time taking it out last weekend and can’t wait to get it fixed.
Awesome! Thanks for the sub! I will be making a decent amount of kayak videos coming up over the winter including making a cart for transporting kayaks and adding stuff like rod holders and storage ideas.
Great video. You are off the chain...never saw a guy drill a hole in his kayak before when you weren't installing something. I have the same repair tool purchased from Amazon. Us You Tubers know how difficult it can be to make vids. I've only been doing it for 6 months & I have 1 blooper video posted and have a 2nd blooper video made coming out in a week or 2.
Thanks!!! Yeah most people who know me know I've never been quite right in the head😂. Coming up on two years making yt videos it's been a struggle but it's starting to come around a bit now. I will have to check them out I love bloopers!
The fire is drawing in oxygen from all around. You standing there limits the inflow of oxygen coming from that direction, which creates a negative pressure spot basically. So the smoke will automatically go toward that spot-you. I think anyway
Wow man thank you so much for this information! That makes alot of sense I don't know you but I feel like you sir are on a different level of intelligence that you don't often see anymore! I say this because I have often talked about this happening to alot of people and never had an explanation as good as this.
Thank you sir you just made me fix my exact kayak and a hole in the same place, tried different things but always have to do over but now this will do the job thx. Great work and idea sir and keep your head up your doing great stuff and it helps dummies like me.
Nice job! I got a kit on Amazon that came with everything needed for around $24. My 2006 heritage kayak got a 5” crack but fixed it up with the kit which included mesh but mine def didn’t come out as clean as yours. Welding on more meat where you drag it is a great idea I may do that as well. Thank you for your video it’s awesome!
Awesome ill have to look for this kit n check it out. If you want it to look even cleaner than mine i found out if u run a propane torch over top of it it smooths it out. But BEWARE you could very easily make the whole area melt n fall through causing a much bigger problem if you arent careful!
I prefer Stainless Steel screen cut oversize to start off the repair of HDPE. Melt it into base plastic all around the outside of the hole. Use a pencil soldering iron with a big flat tip. Best ones are sold for repairing plastic car bodies. Then melt in plastic all over the screen. Once you have it fully filled in and smooth, cap it with more screen. Melt it in all over the patch and melt more plastic over the top. Cracks, splits and small holes are a lot easier to fix this way compared to large wear areas. JB weld can be used in emergencies. And the stock slow cure two part epoxy holds about as well as their "plasticweld". Best chance is to rough scuff the surfaces and then very quickly "flame treat" the area to receive adhesive using the flame tip of a small propane or butane torch. You have to do this so fast you think it cant possibly have an effect. But it does. And you can embed screen or fiberglass into the patch. The only adhesive that seems to get a really good bond onto HDPE is 3M DP8005. Its only sold by industrial vendors like Grainger or McMaster Carr and should be used with a special dual pack applicator gun and mixing nozzle. Unfortunately its pretty expensive but has value to save expensive things like kayaks, automotive parts and custom polyethylene tanks used in boats and RV's.
Your welcome to make it look even better you could always attempt a color match and sand the rough surface down and I'm sure it would look really good .
You did a fantastic job there mate you should be proud of yourself rather than giving yourself a hard time. Trust me you're not alone and believe me I understand what it's like to do a 10-minute job and record it all of a sudden it can take hours lol 🤘👍
Thanks!!! So im not alone! Its unreal how much stuff goes wrong for me I swear im cursed haha if you ever figure out a way to make it stop let me know!
very helpful. a kayak has been on my bucket list and I just snagged a free one that needs repair. now I know what to do. love your shop and those vintage bottles in the vintage crates. I appreciate your attention to detail and of the videos I've watched today, you are the only one that mentioned cleaning the area.
Thanks for the comment! Those were just some of my bottles I have been collecting them since I was a kid. If I had to guess I would say I have over 1000 bottles.
It was a success may not be the greatest way but it did work and its an easy way for someone to start! Thanks for watchin and commenting I appreciate it!!
I have since graduated to using a propane torch. One day ill make another video showing my updated process. Never thought about a milk jug tho! Thanks for watchin!
that was a great tip and very usefull iam not that far from you new eagle pa did you ever fish sewickly creek it flows into the yough i have caught every species that there is out of there
How did it hold up after a year for repair? And has anyone else done it that can review this method after some weeks later? It looks simple enough. Great video bro.
I had it last a year of dragging my kayak everywhere and beating the crap out of my kayak n ended up getting a hole in it again not even in the same spot that I repaired. I have a good bit of fishin videos off this kayak since the original repair even taking it through some very sketchy white water scenarios. There are other methods I have discovered and in time I will show those also! Thanks for watchin!
so that patch I put on held up for awhile but I recently did a crazy kayak trip (which will be a video soon) and not only tore the patch off but also left me with another hole to patch and someone in the comments mentioned super glue the inside of the patch and then plastic weld the outside and I may try that next with also a longer patch so that the patch edge isnt hitting straight into rocks.
Is that a Field and Stream Eagle Tallon 12? I have a hole in same exact spot. Last time I put in, I almost sank the yak coming back in. I didn’t know I was taking on water till I was 1/2 way back. Then I started paddling for my life! I was lmao once I got the the boat ramp.
Uhh... Same EXACT story with the same kayak! Same hole in the same spot even! Crazy! Anyways, after watching this video I repaired mine and it came out great! Thanks and cheers to you both!
Hahaha this may be the first comment that I legit laughed out loud hahaha I originally bought the plastic welder years ago to fix plastic car bumpers then I was surprised how often I fixed things with it. Its never really pretty when your done but it works haha
If I was in the exact situation, I would have used the bucket to create a square housing, then make a square hole where the damage is big enough for the housing to fit in it and attach a wheel that is sunk into the kayak.
I saw another video where a guy used a polyethylene tarp to fix minor scratches on his Yak. I haven't gotten bad River rash because I'm super careful with my Yak.
Yeah it would be smart to take care of it I recently got a new kayak and I made a set of wheels for it which helps. That will be a video at some point in the future.
@@scorchedearth4248 I bought a vibe yellowfin 100. I went smaller to help with navigating rougher rivers much more maneuverable then the kayak in this video.i will be doing a review video on it also in the future.
Well recently i've made carts for my main kayaks which I havent gotten around to do a video just yet, but will be sometime in the near future. However before I made the carts basically about once a year I had to patch this one because I literally drug it everywhere its EXTREMELY heavy, and I would use it about 3 times a week. This year I have not used my kayaks nearly at all because of my back issues and most recently breaking my arm, but I have been ramping up my kayaking again because my back and arm are getting much better. I also have some ideas im going to try out to make it last even longer once I have to patch this one again it will be a video.
@@fishinwithish thanks for the response. Kayak Fishing definitely has its cons but you can also get to spots that you usually wouldn't be able to, especially on rivers is what I've found
This was hard to watch. All I can think of is no fingers can withstand the high heat. The last time I fixed a hole I used long metal pliers and a blaze torch. I held the plastic bottle cap above the hole and let it melt into the hole. It bonded on both inside and outside. Five years later the hole came back. I tried the same process. My advice: don't do it outside on a windy day. I held it too close to the hole and the hole GOT BIGGER. So this time I will use a stronger plastic and try putting a matrix under it so the liquid plastic will flow into it. You can do this in less than ten minutes. Then you can smooth it out either sandpaper or wave a torch gently over the surface to smooth the plastic.
Fair enough it lasted a whole year of dragging my kayak ALOT which is a bad idea as it is but all I have to do is add some more to it n I'm good for more dragging again.
Hey mate, cool guide. I have field and stream eagle run 13 with hole in the same spot. Came from me by self dragging over concrete and riprap being lazy cuz I thought it was indestructible. 5 months later how did this hold up?
So far I continue to drag this kayak over everything cause I am usually by myself and the extra patch I had added onto this had fell off which I'm not too surprised but the rest of the plastic weld is still holding up I check it about once a month and it's still going strong. With that said Id still like to find a way to add a extra patch that won't come off and someone else commented to use super glue on the inside of the patch and then also plastic weld the edges I'm gonna try that next.
About every flippin thing I attempt fails also bro, I actually did have a recent huge success on rebuilding the engine on my 2011 Chevy Equinox 2.4, I’ll have 10 fails in a row, then I’ll have a really good success
Thanks! I got lucky when i found my leak it was comin out when i loaded it in the truck... When i went to put my kayak in my truck i was just thinking, man this yak feels really heavy today😂.
Love you. It’s a shame I have to watch these to see you! Need to talk to you about your walnut trees. It’s not a failure if you work it out in the end.
@@genevasumey5169 yea I have one big one and like 4 little ones that's it but I'm pretty sure yours is a white walnut so idk if that would be good or not.
That's why I only add a little plastic at a time had the kayak out n been dragging it thru gravel several times since I made this video and still dry and holding up great.
@@fishinwithish try the marine bondo and when cured and sanded spray with Krylon infusion spray paint, it works great on plastics. I'll be trying it too lol. Good luck and fair winds.
Never really thought about it. I'm sure it could be done that way but I'm already set up to do it this way n I was a pipe welder for 12 years so this is the way my mind was taught to work haha but it's good to think outside the box!
@@fishinwithish Hey Ish! Totally know what you're talkin about with the campfires too. They are sentient and know which way to blow smoke so it's directly in your face :D
Thanks for making the video (and drilling a hole in your kayak for us).
Quick tip.... use a thin aluminum wire mesh as the foundation before applying the plastic filler. The repair area needs to be warmed up (heat gun works) to allow the mesh to bond with the hull. You can then melt the material to the mesh. Put more than necessary then sand down with progressively finer grit sandpaper.
Cheers!
Your welcome and I'm sure I'll have more holes to fill so I will look into the mesh.
Just a few notes for ya, Bud!
1) Use a very sharp or hot knife. Cut away excess damage clean and sand hole!!
2) If possible, get a 4-5 mm plastic! Cut for size and wedge in place! can help a lot.
3) used a small fan to blow nasty smoke away! A MUST!
2) Use cable ties as a welding rod!! It works really well for filling cracks and deep scratches
3) Leave overnight
4)Sand down ruff first, then smoother
Grab some cheap Surfboard Wax to finnish.
Don't get me wrong, you did a good job. I just hope to give you some food for thought.
Those are very good notes! And i appreciate them! Never thought of the zipties!!!! I have since improved on this nethod over the years. I have been meaning to make another how to video and uodate my process I just havent gotten around to it. Thanks for watching and thanks for the advice I will definitly be using your notes in the future!
Dude, EVERY TIME I have to do ANYTHING, no matter how much I prepare, I have to repeat it because I screwed up. It's our lot in life, I guess.
Great video, It helped me tremendously. Keep it up!
Hahah I'm glad I'm not alone! Thanks!
Man, I felt that frustration, bro... I've felt that way so many times! Making these videos is deFiniteLy not easy... Thanks for pushing through and doing the extra work so you could still make this one for us!
Yes, making vids like this is tough! Thanks for watchin and commenting!!!
So I’m a single momma and I have 2 sons. We love kayaking. I also take my niece and nephew. Recently my nephew dropped his yak off the back of my truck. Long story short. He cracked it. I tried the jb putty crap and nope. Didn’t work. I was trying to avoid doing this. But from the research I’ve done so far this is the best way. So thank u SO much for sharing this. Little nervous bc I don’t wanna mess it up. But it’s up to me to fix it. So thank u again so much for sharing. And I understand how u feel about everything u do u mess up. But…. Also u gotta take it easy on urself. U truly helped me today. So thank u again.
Wow, so you have your hands full thats for sure! With this method it would be very hard to ruin anything. If you do a patch and it still leaks just keep trying until it stops leaking. Just dont give up! I havent seen a hole or crack that this method couldnt fix with enough time and patience. Thank for for watching, and thanks for the comment!
You saved my ass. I took my kayak out for the first time since the ice has cleared. Got downriver and noticed the boat was getting sluggish and tippy. Got back to the landing and found I’d taken on about twenty gallons through a tear in the hull. I fish alone and have a tendency to scooch along the concrete landings like a dog with ass worms while seated in the kayak to get to open water. Apparently the combination of hard concrete, soft polyethylene and a fat slob doing aerobics trying to get launched took its toll. Thank you so much for showing me how to save my beloved kayak. Great informative video.
Haha glad I could help! Your comment has to be one of the greatest comments ever! Gave me quite a laugh🤣🤣🤣 thank you for stopping by!!!!
Thanks for this!!! Need to fix mine ASAP
Thank you so much for taking the time to help us kayakers that have damaged kayaks. You helped me and I am grateful. Know that you are helping others and open that garage door more for ventilation please
Your welcome! Im glad I could help you out!!! You are correct I should have opened door more but I think it was still winter and very cold outside haha
Thank you Brother .... I just put how to fix a plastic Kayak and boom there's your show ... total Awesomeness... I was fishing last season late .... and my Kayak was sinking very slowly ..... I headed for shore fast because I was a half mile out .... I had a life vest so I would have been ok .... but who wants that problem ... all my fishing gear on board .... well thanks to you I'm floating not sinking 😁🇺🇸🏆
Awesome!!! Glad I could help!! Also glad u made it back to shore and that I could help you get back out and not sink!!! Thanks for the comment!
Bros a legend, makes a hole in he's kayak to fix it agian for us.
Thanks for showing me how to fix my kayak
Thanks!!! Your welcome man, thanks for watchin!!!
Dude, seriously good video. Your method is definitely what I did, it worked! You helped me fix my kayak brother. I appreciate you!
Awesome man! Glad I could help!!! I'm a very cheap person I don't like to spend money at all! And if this saves you from buying a new kayak it'll save u 100s sometimes 1000s
@@fishinwithish bro, my 10’ Ascend (700$) has been fixed!! I think thats even better than a heat gun. It’s more precise
@@JohnnyDub NIICE yeah man There's been a ton of suggestions in the comments on different ways but this way I still believe is the easiest cheapest quickest way and there's no limit to how strong you can get it because you can just keep adding to make it even stronger and thicker!
good stuff. glad to see younger people being realistic and saving tools rather than tossing them.
Thanks! I've been that way my whole life. Basically even when I have money I live like I don't haha. Thanks for watchin!!!
Ish, you're a humble guy. I have watched all your vids. This being my last one til more. You keep all of your screw ups in your vids. You are loved for this. You are beloved for this. You ain't Roland Martin but you have way more personality.
Thanks man!! I try to be as real as I can be! I'm also far from a great fisherman but I love to fish and sometimes I get lucky! I also try to learn from my mistakes if I can and hopefully through my mistakes I can teach and entertain others. BTW thank you for watching my videos it means alot to me and I highly appreciate your comment!
Drilling thru the kayak you just repaired takes dedication...lol. I fixed mine with 5 gallon bucket strips and a $9 Harbour Freight heat gun. I find plastic welding too tedious, the heat gun covers more area, I melted a bunch of strips on and sanded it down smooth. All that really doesn't matter if the end result is the same. Thanks for the video.
Haha yeah so almost the same thing I'm doing just with a heat gun in gonna have to try that could be even easier! Thanks!
Bro, I can relate so much to your frustration! I try new things and end up screwing something up somehow haha! I recently got into kayaking and I'm looking everywhere for some decent boats. I talked to my local livery and they said they would sell me some old ones with holes in them for $50 a piece, and I would have to fix them myself. After watching your video, I think I can do it and save some money! Thank you for taking the time to make this man, it is going to save me some cash! If you're ever in central ohio, I owe you a few beers lol! (Oh and I've watched like 10 videos about this today and your repair looks the best by far)
First of all I have to say thanks for this comment it pretty much made my day! I love hearing from people that I have helped in some way! Your comment is also kinda funny in the way of I literally just thought about possibly finding some beat up kayaks from different places to repair and possibly resell I think it could definitely be a lucrative business. But as for the repair it held up fairly well my skid plate or patch I added recently got ripped off on a crazy kayak trip and I believe I have an even better way to add the extra material to it when I find the time I am gonna make another video of this process again! Oh and if I'm out your way I'll take you up on that beer!
Love ya man!
Thanks for pushing through to show us what’s up with your technique. Starting my first hole repair right now. The Harbor freight plastic soldering iron is heating up as I type 👍
Thanks man!!! This technique has served me well for years. Thanks for watching!!!
like the homemade skid plate lol looks like it would work like a charm
It did work fairly well it did come off after a bunch of dragging and i'm going to change my tactic a little bit in a future video to make it even better. using smaller longer strips to get more of it welded and possibly use some super glue on the middle of the patch to help hold once the patch starts to wear down.
@@fishinwithish the areas you drag the kayak won’t fit a kayak cart?
@@HuyFishin well I also recently made a kayak cart out of pvc I may do a video on that also and it's cool but still kind of a hassle compared to just adding a patch of plastic. alot of the places I fish can either be very long drag or very steep and the added weight from wheels sucks and either walking the wheels back to truck or bringing wheels with me to fish is a pain.
I have a stress crack on my Hobie,so i started checking out several video's on how to. But I enjoyed yours by far and and think it is the easiest way. So thank you for the tutorial and entertainment ! LOL
Glad I could help you out and Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!!!
Good job. I was coming from. Fly fishing and I realized then I have a lot of water in my beawertail boat. Thanks to You I know how to fix it.
Thanks! Glad I could help a fellow angler stay on the water!
Thank you for showing your mistakes, other people make a bunch of mistakes but never show it on camera. This helps us from not making the same mistakes but we’ll still make mistakes too. I subscribed to your channel because you’re one of us. Thanks again
haha yeah, I am full of mistakes. My dad always said I may not show you how to do something, but I will show you how NOT to do something haha. Thanks for the sub and thanks for watchin!!!
Your a legend. I subd the instant u drilled your yak. Thank you for sharing the lessons you learn brother. 👍🏼🧘🏽♂️
Thanks man!!! Your welcome im just glad I could help people!!!
Good video dude! Appreciated you care enough to drill a hole and start over. You’re a good guy and now I know how to fix my kayak!
Thanks man! Glad I could help you out!!!
Great tutorial! Just what I needed to make a repair. THANKS!
Your welcome!!! Thanks for watching!!!!
Incredibly helpful video, and I love the idea of using a hdpe bucket for repairs. Plus, as you mention, should with great a preventative maintenance for adding thickness to areas that are likely to get dragged.
Holy, appreciate your taking the time to make and edit this video.
Thanks man! I hope it can do you some good, its done me good for years. I have developed another way to melt the plastic recently. One day I will make another vid showing the new process.
Nice video. Thanks for your redo sacrifice! Appreciate it.
Thanks!!! Also thanks for watchin!!!!
Great video, thanks. I too have forgotten to hit record, and missed some epic video. You made up for it in this one!
Thanks man!!! Also thanks for watching!!!
Ty Ish! Your video inspired me and now I'm about to do the same thing except with a pedal boat.
Your welcome man! Glad i could help! Thanks for watchin!
Nice work. My Pelican Bass Raider is close to leaking and needs a couple repairs. I'm gonna get one of those soldering irons but I'm gonna preheat with my heat gun. Solves my problem....
Yeah preheat could definitely help!!! Thanks for watchin!!!
Just watched your video on kayak repair. Excellent‼‼👍
Thanks!!! Glad you enjoyed it!!!
Hey you got got a follow from me. Got my first kayak for free from neighbor and Realize it had a small slice in it when I took it out. I’m about to fix it this week and take it out next weekend. Had such a fun time taking it out last weekend and can’t wait to get it fixed.
Awesome! Thanks for the sub! I will be making a decent amount of kayak videos coming up over the winter including making a cart for transporting kayaks and adding stuff like rod holders and storage ideas.
Great video. You are off the chain...never saw a guy drill a hole in his kayak before when you weren't installing something. I have the same repair tool purchased from Amazon. Us You Tubers know how difficult it can be to make vids. I've only been doing it for 6 months & I have 1 blooper video posted and have a 2nd blooper video made coming out in a week or 2.
Thanks!!! Yeah most people who know me know I've never been quite right in the head😂. Coming up on two years making yt videos it's been a struggle but it's starting to come around a bit now. I will have to check them out I love bloopers!
@@fishinwithish My first blooper vid it was to cold yet to go out fishing. The one I'm releasing soon has alot of in the kayak bloopers.
The fire is drawing in oxygen from all around. You standing there limits the inflow of oxygen coming from that direction, which creates a negative pressure spot basically. So the smoke will automatically go toward that spot-you. I think anyway
Wow man thank you so much for this information! That makes alot of sense I don't know you but I feel like you sir are on a different level of intelligence that you don't often see anymore! I say this because I have often talked about this happening to alot of people and never had an explanation as good as this.
Love the dedication. Good stuff brother.😂
Thanks man!!!
This homie's a real one!!!
Haha thanks man!!!!
Thank you sir you just made me fix my exact kayak and a hole in the same place, tried different things but always have to do over but now this will do the job thx. Great work and idea sir and keep your head up your doing great stuff and it helps dummies like me.
Thanks man! Eventually it will wear thru again but just take 20 mins and add some more plastic when it happens haha I'm very glad I could help!!!
@@fishinwithish much appreciated and looking forward to your future stuff as well.
@@samsiryani9023 awesome!!!
Great idea!! My first kayak, no hole yet but I'm working on it. Want to get it fixed before it does turn into a hole.
That is actually very wise! Its much easier to fill when its not actually a hole!!!
Super helpful bro. Certainly not a failure. A great video! 👍
Thanks man I appreciate it! Also thanks for watchin!
Well done, clearly an effective patch job.
Thank! Also thanks for watchin!
Nice job! I got a kit on Amazon that came with everything needed for around $24. My 2006 heritage kayak got a 5” crack but fixed it up with the kit which included mesh but mine def didn’t come out as clean as yours. Welding on more meat where you drag it is a great idea I may do that as well. Thank you for your video it’s awesome!
Awesome ill have to look for this kit n check it out. If you want it to look even cleaner than mine i found out if u run a propane torch over top of it it smooths it out. But BEWARE you could very easily make the whole area melt n fall through causing a much bigger problem if you arent careful!
Appreciate your efforts and knowledge.
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Dude thank you!
I just patched my kayak with a bucket I pulled out the ocean last time I went out fishing. ♻️
That is awesome!!!!!! Love to hear it!!! Thanks for watchin!!!
Self confidence brotha!!!!🙌🏼
Whats that🤔🤣🤣🤣
I prefer Stainless Steel screen cut oversize to start off the repair of HDPE. Melt it into base plastic all around the outside of the hole. Use a pencil soldering iron with a big flat tip. Best ones are sold for repairing plastic car bodies. Then melt in plastic all over the screen. Once you have it fully filled in and smooth, cap it with more screen. Melt it in all over the patch and melt more plastic over the top. Cracks, splits and small holes are a lot easier to fix this way compared to large wear areas.
JB weld can be used in emergencies. And the stock slow cure two part epoxy holds about as well as their "plasticweld". Best chance is to rough scuff the surfaces and then very quickly "flame treat" the area to receive adhesive using the flame tip of a small propane or butane torch. You have to do this so fast you think it cant possibly have an effect. But it does. And you can embed screen or fiberglass into the patch.
The only adhesive that seems to get a really good bond onto HDPE is 3M DP8005. Its only sold by industrial vendors like Grainger or McMaster Carr and should be used with a special dual pack applicator gun and mixing nozzle. Unfortunately its pretty expensive but has value to save expensive things like kayaks, automotive parts and custom polyethylene tanks used in boats and RV's.
Wow really Good tips man! I Ccan tell you have done alot of kayak repairs!!!
Thanks for posting I've been through the same problem like your idea previously IPA abused fiberglass and resin yours looks better
Your welcome to make it look even better you could always attempt a color match and sand the rough surface down and I'm sure it would look really good .
Cool video Dude! Thank you for posting. I am going to do this👍👍
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully it helps you!
I go to the kayak outfitting places, and they will give you a patch for free. Now they have gator patches that work great
Cool, I will have to look into that.
Excellent. Thanks!
Your welcome! Thanks for watchin!!!
Great video man! Keep going man!
Thanks!!!
Thanks for the information brother
Your welcome! Thanks for watchin!!!
I love the fast forward!!
yeah i always laugh at the sounds
ME TOO😂😂😂😂😂
You did a fantastic job there mate you should be proud of yourself rather than giving yourself a hard time.
Trust me you're not alone and believe me I understand what it's like to do a 10-minute job and record it all of a sudden it can take hours lol 🤘👍
Thanks for the kind words they are highly appreciated! Haha the effort involved with making videos can be ridiculous haha. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video mate
Your welcome! Thanks for watchin!!!
I appreciate your video. I also feel your pain, everything goes wrong for me too.
Thanks!!! So im not alone! Its unreal how much stuff goes wrong for me I swear im cursed haha if you ever figure out a way to make it stop let me know!
very helpful. a kayak has been on my bucket list and I just snagged a free one that needs repair. now I know what to do. love your shop and those vintage bottles in the vintage crates. I appreciate your attention to detail and of the videos I've watched today, you are the only one that mentioned cleaning the area.
Thanks for the comment! Those were just some of my bottles I have been collecting them since I was a kid. If I had to guess I would say I have over 1000 bottles.
Awesome vid bro. 👍🏼
Thanks man!
Wondering if you could use a Lowes bucket for patch work. Many, many thanks!
Haha more then likely you could I'm fairly sure all 5 gallon buckets are made from hdpe. But also anything that is hdpe could be used.
Thank you very much for the video.
Your welcome! Thanks for watching!
Success! Well at the very least not a failure 👍😂 good repair though looks solid
It was a success may not be the greatest way but it did work and its an easy way for someone to start! Thanks for watchin and commenting I appreciate it!!
A propane torch and some milk jugs is how I used to do my repairs years ago .
I have since graduated to using a propane torch. One day ill make another video showing my updated process. Never thought about a milk jug tho! Thanks for watchin!
Great Vid Bro taught me to add to my Kayak 👊🏻
Your welcome man!
that was a great tip and very usefull iam not that far from you new eagle pa did you ever fish sewickly creek it flows into the yough i have caught every species that there is out of there
Thanks for the comment! I havent fished sewickly but u have heard good things about it, it is on the list for sure.
How did it hold up after a year for repair? And has anyone else done it that can review this method after some weeks later? It looks simple enough.
Great video bro.
I had it last a year of dragging my kayak everywhere and beating the crap out of my kayak n ended up getting a hole in it again not even in the same spot that I repaired. I have a good bit of fishin videos off this kayak since the original repair even taking it through some very sketchy white water scenarios. There are other methods I have discovered and in time I will show those also! Thanks for watchin!
55 gallon plastic drums are the same material but thicker.
Thanks bro! 👍🏽
Your welcome! Thanks for watchin!!!
Great video. You made it look easy. Thanks
Your welcome bud!
Great video! I plan to do something similar to prevent problems, and to act as a skit plate.
so that patch I put on held up for awhile but I recently did a crazy kayak trip (which will be a video soon) and not only tore the patch off but also left me with another hole to patch and someone in the comments mentioned super glue the inside of the patch and then plastic weld the outside and I may try that next with also a longer patch so that the patch edge isnt hitting straight into rocks.
Is that a Field and Stream Eagle Tallon 12? I have a hole in same exact spot. Last time I put in, I almost sank the yak coming back in. I didn’t know I was taking on water till I was 1/2 way back. Then I started paddling for my life! I was lmao once I got the the boat ramp.
Yeah same kayak. Haha yeah that's crazy good thing u made it back out!
Uhh... Same EXACT story with the same kayak! Same hole in the same spot even! Crazy! Anyways, after watching this video I repaired mine and it came out great! Thanks and cheers to you both!
thanks dude.
Your welcome.
I just want to thank you for posting how this original footage turned out, as you admit to mistake and being human. Murphy's law.
Your welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!!!! Much appreciated!
Cool video!! Can't say I've ever seen plastic patched that way, thought for sure this was going to be a Flex Tape video.😂
Hahaha this may be the first comment that I legit laughed out loud hahaha I originally bought the plastic welder years ago to fix plastic car bumpers then I was surprised how often I fixed things with it. Its never really pretty when your done but it works haha
LoL your in good company my friend 😜
yes sir!!!
If I was in the exact situation, I would have used the bucket to create a square housing, then make a square hole where the damage is big enough for the housing to fit in it and attach a wheel that is sunk into the kayak.
You are definetly onto something there!!! Im gonna keep this in kind on my next patch n see if i can make that happen!
@@fishinwithish when my needs repair that is how I'm going to try to do it as well.
He drilled that hole, he aint messin around
"This cleaning compound is completley non toxic" *drinks it*
SOLD!
🤣🤣🤣 thanks for watchin!!!
It sounds like you and your GoPro have the same relationship i have with my crock pot. I forget to turn it on after putting food in ALL THE TIME.
🤣🤣🤣 yes that's exactly how it is!!! Thanks for watchin!!!
Good job
Thanks!!!
Man I had to sub just because I really feel your pain about everything going wrong when trying to shoot a video 😅
Haha thanks man! I appreciate it!!!
Good job!
Thanks!
Great way to go,,Thanks
Your welcome!
I saw another video where a guy used a polyethylene tarp to fix minor scratches on his Yak. I haven't gotten bad River rash because I'm super careful with my Yak.
Yeah it would be smart to take care of it I recently got a new kayak and I made a set of wheels for it which helps. That will be a video at some point in the future.
@@fishinwithish I'd like to see the cart you built, I've considered do the same.
@@fishinwithish Which kayak did you recently buy? I recently bought a Cresent Crew tandem for my wife and myself.
@@scorchedearth4248 I bought a vibe yellowfin 100. I went smaller to help with navigating rougher rivers much more maneuverable then the kayak in this video.i will be doing a review video on it also in the future.
@@fishinwithish Awesome Kayaks, alot of my friends love theirs.
6:58
Smoke follows you everywhere.
My dad always said, Smoke Follows Ugly.
Your dad was a smart man, cause im ugly as a mf'er hahhaa
Legendary
Thanks!!!
How often do you get holes in your kayaks
Well recently i've made carts for my main kayaks which I havent gotten around to do a video just yet, but will be sometime in the near future. However before I made the carts basically about once a year I had to patch this one because I literally drug it everywhere its EXTREMELY heavy, and I would use it about 3 times a week. This year I have not used my kayaks nearly at all because of my back issues and most recently breaking my arm, but I have been ramping up my kayaking again because my back and arm are getting much better. I also have some ideas im going to try out to make it last even longer once I have to patch this one again it will be a video.
@@fishinwithish thanks for the response. Kayak Fishing definitely has its cons but you can also get to spots that you usually wouldn't be able to, especially on rivers is what I've found
@@WildLife_Perspective for sure man kayak fishing the best way of fishing if you ask me i love it!
This was hard to watch. All I can think of is no fingers can withstand the high heat. The last time I fixed a hole I used long metal pliers and a blaze torch. I held the plastic bottle cap above the hole and let it melt into the hole. It bonded on both inside and outside. Five years later the hole came back. I tried the same process. My advice: don't do it outside on a windy day. I held it too close to the hole and the hole GOT BIGGER. So this time I will use a stronger plastic and try putting a matrix under it so the liquid plastic will flow into it. You can do this in less than ten minutes. Then you can smooth it out either sandpaper or wave a torch gently over the surface to smooth the plastic.
Yeah I've developed much better way of patching holes since this video haha thanks for the info and watching!!!!
If you put hatches in your yak save the cutout material so your patch matches.
This is a great idea! I haven't done anything to mod my yak yet but when I do I will remember this idea!
3 years later, helped me fix our canoe for $23.99!
Awesome!!!! There are a ton of good comments on this video with tips and ideas also! Glad it helped you out!!!
Will try. If it works I'll come back with a like and share
Fair enough it lasted a whole year of dragging my kayak ALOT which is a bad idea as it is but all I have to do is add some more to it n I'm good for more dragging again.
Hey mate, cool guide. I have field and stream eagle run 13 with hole in the same spot. Came from me by self dragging over concrete and riprap being lazy cuz I thought it was indestructible.
5 months later how did this hold up?
So far I continue to drag this kayak over everything cause I am usually by myself and the extra patch I had added onto this had fell off which I'm not too surprised but the rest of the plastic weld is still holding up I check it about once a month and it's still going strong. With that said Id still like to find a way to add a extra patch that won't come off and someone else commented to use super glue on the inside of the patch and then also plastic weld the edges I'm gonna try that next.
Did the repair hold up for you bro?
It held up to over a year of heavy abuse. It currently needs repaired again. May make another vid with some more ideas.
About every flippin thing I attempt fails also bro, I actually did have a recent huge success on rebuilding the engine on my 2011 Chevy Equinox 2.4, I’ll have 10 fails in a row, then I’ll have a really good success
Me too man, I always learn a little bit of something from every failure tho. CONGRATS man that takes some real skill to rebuild an engine! Very cool!
@@fishinwithish yes we just gotta keep on going no matter what aye
4:50 ight you earned my like dammit haha I was literally laughing when you said here's what we're gunna do
Awesome, thanks for watchin!!!!
I haven't watched your video's💙💙💙
Good vid ! Bout to patchine . Almost sank her the other day lmao
Thanks! I got lucky when i found my leak it was comin out when i loaded it in the truck... When i went to put my kayak in my truck i was just thinking, man this yak feels really heavy today😂.
@@fishinwithish i was coming back in thinking why am i sitting so low in the water 😂😂
@@trippinwithstacy7109 🤣🤣🤣
Bro just relax! Don’t be so down on yourself! If you’re failing you’re trying and learning! That’s what life’s about is trials and tribulations!
Haha I have always been hard on myself. I have no idea why, the older I get I think its starting to ease up w little. Thanks for the comment!
Love you. It’s a shame I have to watch these to see you! Need to talk to you about your walnut trees. It’s not a failure if you work it out in the end.
I was just over there on christmas? lol and what do you wanna know? lol
@@fishinwithish did you ever think about tapping them for syrup? Shawn wants to make syrup from them. He makes maple now.
@@genevasumey5169 I have heard about people doing that all I really know is u need a lot more sap from the black walnuts then you do a maple.
@@fishinwithish yeah he was telling that he needs more trees I told him he could do mine but I only have the one.
@@genevasumey5169 yea I have one big one and like 4 little ones that's it but I'm pretty sure yours is a white walnut so idk if that would be good or not.
I will always be an idiot like you . I will always forget to record or the sun will always move . I like it more because it’s relatable.
Try hitting the edges of your patch with a putty knife... a lot of it isn't stuck on.
HOT PLASTIC STICKS TO HOT PLASTIC
That's why I only add a little plastic at a time had the kayak out n been dragging it thru gravel several times since I made this video and still dry and holding up great.
Can't you just use bondo?
Hmm Idk never tried or thought about it haha maybe ill try it!
@@fishinwithish try the marine bondo and when cured and sanded spray with Krylon infusion spray paint, it works great on plastics.
I'll be trying it too lol.
Good luck and fair winds.
@@fugitivetattoo thanks man! I have heard about that paint being great on plastics outdoors!
Get some wheels for the long hauls, lasts twice as long.
I just made some out of pvc when I get the time I will make a video of how to make it.
Why don’t you guys just melt it down and poured in the whole
Never really thought about it. I'm sure it could be done that way but I'm already set up to do it this way n I was a pipe welder for 12 years so this is the way my mind was taught to work haha but it's good to think outside the box!
Bro, chill.
If you don't wear gloves eventually your hands just turn into gloves :D
Hahaha this is true!
@@fishinwithish Hey Ish!
Totally know what you're talkin about with the campfires too. They are sentient and know which way to blow smoke so it's directly in your face :D
@@Bondmagik yes sir kinda ruins being close to a fire unless it's a perfect fire that has very little smoke haha
@@fishinwithish keep your wood dry and your nose wet.