How do you fill holes in starboard?
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ship happens
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Nothing sticks to HDPE really. Bolts
Rain City
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Maybe I should drill more speed holes
ship happens
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Holes equals drainage its ground fish season real soon. Go send it
Rain City
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Can't wait to fill it up with dead stuff
Rain City
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Nailed it.
ship happens
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The season of things that once were are amongst us
mbowers
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If you can make a groove in the outside edge of the hole the 5200 will be mechanically trapped in the hole. Do it on a really hot day and you might get some thermal expansion / shrinking working in your favour.
Sounds like Marine Tex might stick especially if you flame treat the starboard first.
Did a repair on a plastic kayak with the West Systems epoxy kit for that purpose. It involved a flame treat to the plastic and that resulted in an impressively strong repair. But that stuff is snot coloured.
ship happens
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Yeah 5200 and most other things dont do well in the UV. It all turns wierd. Looks nice for a bit. Ontop that nothing will actually stick to the HDPE. Mechanically binding to it would be a temporary solution and result in not nice clean up in a year or 2. It almost like trying to glue something to oil
Corey_lax
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Cut some of these to go overtop. It’ll hide the holes and the fishies won’t be sliding around on the slick surface
Cut some of these to go overtop. It’ll hide the holes and the fishies won’t be sliding around on the slick surface
You can weld HDPE. It's standard practice in industrial settings. Most often done with specialised equipment but it's totally ok to use a soldering iron or heat gun with a small diameter reducing nozzle. You can buy filler rod or cut some small strips of starboard. Starboard strips are probably the best bet with your application. You won't have to worry about colour match that way. Also getting the exact match between filler and parent material is critical when welding plastic.
Like any weld repair, it's going to take skill to make it look pretty. Lay filler a bit proud and trim with a razor blade is probably the best bet.
Like any weld repair, it's going to take skill to make it look pretty. Lay filler a bit proud and trim with a razor blade is probably the best bet.
Rain City
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Thanks! I called Nauti and tried to get an extra piece of material to make a removable front rail, but they said they don't stock any of this seafoam color
. Any idea where to get a scrap for welding?
the fog ducker
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https://buyindustrial.ca/ ? where i buy mine , in PocoThanks! I called Nauti and tried to get an extra piece of material to make a removable front rail, but they said they don't stock any of this seafoam color
BC Coast Pilot
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easydoesit
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I used a hot glue gun to fill the holes in the platform for my boarding ladder about 10 years ago. Worked great, still looks good, no issues.
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