Repair Guides

Jon Boat Leak Repair

A jon boat that's taking on water usually doesn't have a hole in it. It has a rivet that's working loose, or a seam that's opened up, or a transom...

Boat Keel Damage: What to Do

Every other part of your hull gets damaged by accident. The keel gets damaged by use. Ramps, trailer bunks, sandbars, gravel launches, the last two feet of every beaching —...

How to Repair Polyethylene (When Nothing Else S...

If you're reading this, there's a decent chance you've already tried something and it failed. That's the normal experience with polyethylene. It's not that you did the repair wrong —...

Fiberglass Boat Hull Repair

Fiberglass is forgiving right up until it isn't. It takes scrapes and dings without complaint, then a hard hit puts a star crack in the hull and suddenly you're looking...

How to Fix a Cracked Kayak

If you've already tried to patch a kayak and watched it let go a week later, the problem probably wasn't your technique. It was the plastic. Almost every recreational kayak...

How to Repair a Hole in an Aluminum Boat

A rock, a ramp, a submerged stump nobody saw. Aluminum dents before it tears, so by the time you've got an actual hole you've usually got a stress crack running...