Plastic hull warped
Submitted by Seek on Mon, 2012-12-03 15:41
Hey just wondering is it possible to fix a warped hull on a plastic boat? It's right on the bottom and making the boat slightly unstable. Not sure what to do about, or how to go about fixing. If you know anyone who can fix or any information would be greatly appreciated
Brucesta
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polycraft? if so have you
polycraft? if so have you got it on a recommended trailer? they will go back to thier shape if this is the case
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Seek
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Similar to this
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/145/deskk.jpg/
Don't have a trailer for it. Was thinking about sitting some weight on the side of the hull and putting out on the grass in the heat tomorrow
Brucesta
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try leaving it out in the
try leaving it out in the sun and see how you go, if you want to get creative get the heat gun out and see what you can do.
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Seek
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Just a update
Just got home and earlier this morning I put some weight on it and left it out in the sun. Shape is going back great, probably a couple more hours and It should be all good. Thanks bruce
Brucesta
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if your going to put it on a
if your going to put it on a trailer don't have rollers, support it on skids and it shouldn't warp again. they don't like pressure in one spot.
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Seek
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It's a car topper, so I think
It's a car topper, so I think it should be ok. The hull won't have any pressure on it