This Dagger caption takes on enough water when paddled to challenge the notion that it "floats." It was purchased for (literally) $30 and may be worth that. I would like it to MOSTLY not leak, and maybe last as long as it can, and hopefully put up with a little abuse, because I'd like to use it for decent tandem runs if I can get this somewhat fixed. That said, some mild leaking and a functional boat would be okay.
There was a identical but inefective patch on the other side. this patch leaks, but I think I can squirt some goop under/around it, it's holding. the crush/gouge in the forground needs to be patched (any ideas?)
This is the one I have no idea about. Under the seeping patch i pulled off is a huge area of hole/rot/delamination/acorns&pebbles. Sections of the ABS seem brittle. A triangular area from the hole, along the chisel to the end of the handle, and back along the chine is all delaminated, and it is raised up .25-.5" from the underlying foam.
this hole pokes through to the inside, and I think that vertical seam on the right seeps, too.
Soooo, do I fill this whole thing with epoxy? How much of the outer layer do i cut away? should I just try and make it water tight and not worry about re-bonding everything?
I have G-flex, but I might need a cheaper filler for that area, it's probably 14" by 12" by 6". the hole itself is probably ~5x5"
Thoughts?