protecting your yak from damage??? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Yakin · 03-23-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fishingfiend

I'm also a new outback owner and worried about the same thing. Is there a better way to protect these expensive hulls? I've been pondering 2 options.

1. Clearbra which is commonly used on cars. I'm not sure how it will hold up to seawater over time? This material is very flexible and easy to apply with a heat gun.

2. Keeleazy makes a protective strip similar concept to the above clearbra material but apparently suited to saltwater/submersed conditions.
http://www.keeleazy.com/page1/page1.html

I'm on the fence, but I'm leaning towards trying the keeleazy solution.

The clearbra will be a bigger area covered i dout the seawater will really damage anything to it besides making it turn a nasty old plastic looking color

fishingfiend · 03-23-2012, 01:04 PM

I'm also not sure of the effects of the clearbra adhesive on the hull material? I guess only one way to find out, a small test strip and a couple of trips should provide some data.

salty pirate · 03-23-2012, 03:10 PM

I buy my kayaks as working boat's for fishing and scratch the crap out of them, mostly from loading and unloading. To fix you can use a razor to shave the burr's off then hit it with a heat gun to make it look new. deep scratches need to be filled.

Now go fishing and try not to ding your yacht

bus kid · 03-24-2012, 05:20 AM

ask dgax65 about his stealth

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...hlight=stealth

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mazilla · 03-25-2012, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bus kid

ask dgax65 about his stealth

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...hlight=stealth

Attachment 5988

That yak is sitting in my friends garage now...and that strip is still in perfect shape. I'd like to replicate it myself one of these days.

maui jim · 03-25-2012, 01:59 PM

I have had my cobra fro more than 14 years (left the float tube for a drier ride) I have had countless trip in the ocean from San Diego to the central coast, and in many many lakes in nor Cal and the Central coast. And So Cal. The most scratches i get n mine com from the lakes and the rocky/ gravel shorelines, the sand really only seams to scuff and buff the bottom Invest in some good wheels and enjoy it, Though I have worn the keel, but I repaired that with a plastic sheet and welding rod, free from cobra, when I told them my issue. And that was 3 years ago. Pays to know how solder sheetmetal, Plastic is much easier than copper. Bottom line is use it,and enjoy and when you abuse it, fix it.
The way I see guys go thru kayacks her on this site amazes me. Some guys chang yack like socks...LOL..... For you are stll doing the same thing fishing, and enjoying the great outdoors a few nicks in life are not that bad. I store mine in the garage and always rinse the salt away. And when I store outside I cover with a tarp and remove all electronics. So yacks, they can last a long time.
Get out there and get some fish, and dont sweat the small stuff.

Whizz Bang · 03-26-2012, 12:35 PM

You should give Griswold's non-choloric, silicon based kitchen lubricant a shot. I hear it has the added benefit of creating a surface 500 times more slippery than any known cooking oil......It may not be worth a damn for the scratches, but perhaps it will improve your speed when you are chasing after bird piles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=zpCVrzVr97M

03-24-2012, 05:20 AM	#4
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	ask dgax65 about his stealth http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...hlight=stealth IMGP1844_Medium_.JPG __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

03-25-2012, 01:59 PM	#6
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	I have had my cobra fro more than 14 years (left the float tube for a drier ride) I have had countless trip in the ocean from San Diego to the central coast, and in many many lakes in nor Cal and the Central coast. And So Cal. The most scratches i get n mine com from the lakes and the rocky/ gravel shorelines, the sand really only seams to scuff and buff the bottom Invest in some good wheels and enjoy it, Though I have worn the keel, but I repaired that with a plastic sheet and welding rod, free from cobra, when I told them my issue. And that was 3 years ago. Pays to know how solder sheetmetal, Plastic is much easier than copper. Bottom line is use it,and enjoy and when you abuse it, fix it. The way I see guys go thru kayacks her on this site amazes me. Some guys chang yack like socks...LOL..... For you are stll doing the same thing fishing, and enjoying the great outdoors a few nicks in life are not that bad. I store mine in the garage and always rinse the salt away. And when I store outside I cover with a tarp and remove all electronics. So yacks, they can last a long time. Get out there and get some fish, and dont sweat the small stuff. __________________

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03-23-2012, 01:04 PM	#2
fishingfiend Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 196	I'm also not sure of the effects of the clearbra adhesive on the hull material? I guess only one way to find out, a small test strip and a couple of trips should provide some data.

03-23-2012, 03:10 PM	#3
salty pirate Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: where the hell is Temecula Posts: 268	I buy my kayaks as working boat's for fishing and scratch the crap out of them, mostly from loading and unloading. To fix you can use a razor to shave the burr's off then hit it with a heat gun to make it look new. deep scratches need to be filled. Now go fishing and try not to ding your yacht

03-26-2012, 12:35 PM	#7
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	You should give Griswold's non-choloric, silicon based kitchen lubricant a shot. I hear it has the added benefit of creating a surface 500 times more slippery than any known cooking oil......It may not be worth a damn for the scratches, but perhaps it will improve your speed when you are chasing after bird piles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=zpCVrzVr97M