Uploaded by HobieKayakTech on 8 Apr 2011
This video shows you how to repair a dented kayak. We boil some water ahead of time, then we use air pressure inside the hull while applying the hot water to the dented area. Once its hot the material will get soft and the air pressure will get the dent to mostly pop back out. This was a fairly severe dent that we purposely put into the hull to show the repair technique... so we had to use a bit more force by hand than just the pressure to remove - but as you can see it is a fairly simple repair to make at home. If you have questions please ask.

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Helped my friend Robin Dunham with building a "Trip-Top" for his Pelican kayak. The idea was to build something that would cut down on water from waves from entering the kayak so it would keep his gear dryer.

Took a little figuring out how to do it and it's a good thing I know a little about sewing (inherited  from my dad I guess). Anyhow I hope this info and video will help you come up with something that will allow you to paddle further into the off season.

 

Enjoy!

~Guy

http://GuyThaLizard.Posterous.com

 

 This is for all those like me who get confused sometimes and may need a reminder or quick refresher course. LOL

Long time waiting for this fisheye lens in the mail but it finally arrived in the mail the other day. Looking forward to using it with my also new Kodak Zx5 waterproof HD video camera on my kayak. Here are a couple test videos with info. the Fisheye works awesome for MACRO as well as landscape settings. The above shot was using the Macro setting.

 

 

Uploaded by GuyThaLizardVIDEOS on 17 Dec 2011

 

 

 

Uploaded by GuyThaLizardVIDEOS on 16 Dec 2011

 

 

This shield is made of a Crazy-Carpet with Blue Backpacker's Closed-Cell Foam glued to it using 3M Adhesive spray on glue. This design makes for a flexible shield but sturdy. I am thinking it may help keep my legs a little warmer in the winter kayak season. =)

Previous Blog Post:

http://pimp-my-kayak.posterous.com/kayak-paddle-drip-shield

This was my first kayak improvement project. I had everything that I needed in the house... Sacrificed for this cart were and old lamp and our old baby stroller. The lamp pole also chewed through two hacksaw blades... I put some hockey tape around the part of the bar that goes up throughout the scuppers. If you look closely you will see two rubber washers that sit on the thicker pipe and keep the pipe from damaging the yak... Inside the blue pool noodle is a short length of aluminum tubing with a threaded bar inside that. It can be taken apart easily for storage, but I often strap it to the back of my yak while on the water... It works great! Don't throw away your strollers!
This won't be the last cart I make, it was too fun to be satisfied with this one.

RJ

Sent from my iPad

This is my third 'pimping' of my yak so far, but the first project that I was able to film entirely.

Pretty simple, but should really increase my options when fishing.

RJ

Had to find a way of removing the Concave from the bottom of my kayak that had developed over the years.

I used a length of 3/4" Schedule 40 PVC pipe. The length was cut to about 2" longer than the back of the rear seat and 2" longer than the length of the front of the front seat. I laid the PVC pipe under the front and rear seats in the 3/4" groove that was originally under the seats.

If this pipe idea flexes too much I can always insert a length of 1/2" "rebar" inside the length of 3/4" PVC to make it more ridged. Will have to test it in the water and see if the tracking is better and see if the concave begins to develop again in the future. Will have to pick up some 3/4" PVC caps tomorrow and slide them on the ends of the PVC pipe to keep water and wasps from making a home in the pipe.

Here are some pics.

~GuyThaLizard

After thought NOTE: if you have the same problem it may be possible to flatten the PVC pipe with a heat-gun and use a rolling pin in order to slide the pipe under the seats, if you dont have a groove built in.