S P E C I AL RE PA IR FE AT U R E
DO IT YOURSELF BOAT WELDING
SPLASTICURGERY STORY BY MICHAEL MECHAN • PHOTOS BY WOODY CALLAWAY
DIGITAL EXTRA: Click here to see a DIY welding video with Liquidlogic’s Woody Callaway and Allen Stancil.
30 RAPID SPRING 2011
So you tried to stick the line on a burly drop and blew it. Icy temperatures and craggy runs make spring paddling a recipe for cracked boats. If this wasn’t the excuse to get a new boat that you were looking for, don’t worry. Salvage your ride with a home boat weld. Rapid asked boat repair guru Jamie Dors of Paddle Sports Repairs to walk us through this straightforward but sometimes sticky fix.
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