Over labor day weekend, my boat finally got a repair job more permanent than duct tape. I learned how to use resin, carbon fiber, and kevlar cloth to patch the cracks and rebuild the bow and stern.
Check out last 11 pictures in this set:
Boat Damage & Repair
Finally, I can paddle in the Mississippi without worrying that an alligator gar (this one was pulled out of the mighty miss' in 1910) will come rip off my duct tap patch causing my boat to sink in a matter of minutes.
Excitement from the repair work gave me the momentum to redo my outfitting. New knee and ankle pads were put in to give me some more squish and grip. To get my weight forward, I added a back pad. The new foam hip pads are not quite big enough, but provide much better contact with the boat. I used contact cement to anchor this all in. After ambitiously lowering my pedestal another 1", my boat looks ready to go. We'll have to see if my ankles can handle all this.
All done! For now, anyway... I am starting to realize that boat repair is never done when you own a composite boat.
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