flat spot on my yak

[lozz]

Hi my prowler is getting flat spot/distortion to hull shape where i sit it on the sea tug any sugestions how to put the shape back in to it

[boomphat]

It's more likely from strapping it to your roofrack. I have a similar problem at the mo, my Drifter and Prowler hulls are/ have been distorted by strapping, but you can't have them loose either!

Supposedly in warm weather they'll pop back into shape, is that over optimistic?

[Mark Crame]

Right, I am qualified to comment here!

 

I collapsed the hull of one of my Prowlers really badly this summer and couldn't get it out just by the sunlight. Again it was from leaving it on the C-Tug in warm weather - one word of advice: DON'T.

 

I posted about it here: http://anglersafloat.proboards107.com/inde...read=1184881703

 

 

I had previoously done minor dents in the same way and these popped out when placed hull uppermost in the sun. This time it wouldn't, even over days of sunlight. Johnsons, who are quite local, offered to have a look but to save them the hassle - and because it was self-inflicted - I tried something else. i had found a link on the net to a site that mentioned using suction cups. Ifigured a glazier to be the person to approach until a mate mentioned car bodyshops. Just so happens I know the owner of one. I took the yak over, he wet it with soapy water, placed the cups on and when we got a good grip on the dent we managed to pull it out. I'd had it on the car roof for an hour or so too to warm up. The next problem was that the hull was slightly deformed - it was stretched and a bit soft, and could be pushed down quite easily by hand. Somewhere i got the advice to heat it up then immediately blast it with cold water but the logistics were not so easy and so I tried just leaving it in the sun all day. Sure enough it tightened up and by the next day all was back to normal.

 

So there's the answer - sunlight on a warm day and if that doesn't work head over to the bodyshop.

[bucketboy]

My BGP got a flat spot from a C Tug , Got mine out by pushing a partly inflated football inside the hull and leaving in the sun, sorted

 

Bb

[lozz]

thanks for all the advice will try leaving in the sun

[overrun]

Boiling water (carefully! no scalds please) from a kettle will soften a small area which can then be worked on from inside or out depending where you want to go, access etc.

[maidstonemike]

Oh my goodness! It wouldn't happen to a BIC, far too strong. I said they looked like big soft plastic toys.

Edited September 17, 2007 by maidstonemike

[Mark Crame]

No, it'd just dent the trolley.

[SpeciMan]

Oh my goodness! It wouldn't happen to a BIC, far too strong. I said they looked like big soft plastic toys.

 

Mike you do realise there is a chance your kayaks will split where the two halves meet?

[SeaDooDavid]

Oh my goodness! It wouldn't happen to a BIC, far too strong. I said they looked like big soft plastic toys.

 

Now, now! we don't want to get back to threatening to rip people in half again now do we?

 

Peace out dudes