cant get this dent out of my yak

Am i supposed to put the foam on the inside or the outside? Thanks for the tips mooch I miss u 

outside...use it as a cradle. the weight of the water should do the work. In the mean time, if you need a kayak, you can use my P-15.

Miss u too

Bondo?

Luis

Bondo?

Luis

Please dont try this! 

I gotta know. How in hell did that happen anyway. Come on dude you can tell us. Like Dan said, I think you should put the boat right side up and support at either end and start pouring boiling hot water so it goes to the dented area. Try to apply side pressure on either side of the dent and hope for the best. If you cant get it done. I want a chance. Come over to Petaluma tomorrow and Ill fix it. I know I can.

Thank you Craig But I cant make it tomorrow i gotta work. I F'd it up by putting it on my lumber rack right side up in the Lake Camanche 100+ heat. I had it strapped for a day or 2

Bondo?

Luis

Please dont try this! 

Thats a procedure I wouldnt recommend   

I say fill it up with water and let it sit in the backyard.  The weight of the water and the warmth of the sun oughta slam it back in shape.  Good luck dad, you could always just get a hobie

Thats a procedure I would recommend.

I was laughing -lol- while reading the bondo comment...

Then my wife asks what was I reading. I told her about a dent, and the guy cant get it out... she says, try a plunger... 
  she's a quick thinker...dont know what she's doing with me though. 
 And then I remenbered I use a double cup puller for raised Server room floors. (same as the glass guys use) That would help pull it no problem, with some heat on the crease.

I was laughing -lol- while reading the bondo comment...

Then my wife asks what was I reading. I told her about a dent, and the guy cant get it out... she says, try a plunger... 
  she's a quick thinker...dont know what she's doing with me though. 
 And then I remenbered I use a double cup puller for raised Server room floors. (same as the glass guys use) That would help pull it no problem, with some heat on the crease.

Great Idea! I remember doing that on a dent on my truck......Thanks FB

Soooo i tried the plunger with no luck. I will try again whith boiling water after work. stand bye

Try heating up the crease and pulling with the plunger. if it does pop, hold it out and cool the hot spot with cold water.  Hopefully it will oilcan and stick.

Remember those infomercials for the Ding King?  Yeah, you need an industrial size one.  That's a huge dent, good luck!

Did you ever get the dent out? I've got a friend with a dent in the exact same spot. Inquiring minds want to know...

-FF

If it can't be fixed with duct tape & bailing wire, it's trashed!

If it can't be fixed with duct tape & bailing wire, it's trashed!

Lmao ^

The trick is to fill your yak with HOT water it become so much easier to work with. I popped out dent and let it sit with water in it for a few day= no mo' dent

Harbor Freight has a 4" suction cup with a handle on it. If the heat (black trash bag) and water weight doesn't work (it should), try leaving it in the sun and pulling it out with the suction cup/handle.

I've pulled dents out of cars, trucks and a chest freezer lid with mine.

run counterclockwise circles around your kayak and it will pop out.  of course on the southern hemisphere you would have to run in the clockwise direction.

i think this is probably my best post.

If it can't be fixed with duct tape & bailing wire, it's trashed!

Lmao ^

The trick is to fill your yak with HOT water it become so much easier to work with. I popped out dent and let it sit with water in it for a few day= no mo' dent

You laugh now but it's true.  I can fix just about anything with duct tape and some bailing wire.  I've been in situations where duct tape and a tampon were the only tools available to keep the damn boat afloat long enough to get back to the dock.  Worked perfect!  Just applied resin and left it there afterwards!  Why fix what ain't broken?