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Jurgen Bauer
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Hello, 
the cockpit of my Nelo racing kayak has broken off. I've attached some pictures. 

It needs to be quite strong as I pull myself up holding on to the broken part when getting out.

The appearance is not important.

What is the best way to fix this?

Thank you in advance, Jurgen
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Jurgen Bauer - 7 Years Ago
     From the look of the original material it looks like a simple 2/2 twill around 200g so i would get something like this: Carbon Fibre 2/2 Twill 3k 200g 1m Wide You would also need a resin such as ou...
Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago
     Doesn't look like you've attached a picture, but it sounds like the resin wasn't properly cured before being exposed to water. How many hours after laminating did you leave it before taking it into.....
Hanaldo - 7 Years Ago
             Hello Hanaldo, there should be a picture now showing the white areas (my repair) and the black areas of the original boat. You might be right. We left it about 48 hours but it was quite cold so it....
Jurgen Bauer - 7 Years Ago
     Yeh that would be it then, even once epoxy has gone hard, it is still susceptible to water ingress until it is actually fully cured. Generally I would tell people not to expose anything to water or.....
Hanaldo - 7 Years Ago
     Agreed with the above. Epoxy needs a fair bit of time to fully cure at ambient temps. I've seen epoxy go milky like this and almost recover with heat and time.
CaveDweller - 7 Years Ago
     As said above, way too soon for exposure to water, especially this time of year. Although initially hard within 24-48hours, epoxies remain hydroscopic throughout the main cure which can be 7 days or....
Warren (Staff) - 7 Years Ago

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