How to fix deformed kayak hull - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sdfishman · 02-22-2016, 07:59 PM

Left the kayak on a stand for a few months. I notice a the keel is deformed from the stand. How do I fix it?? The kayak is a Malibu xfactor.

TJones · 02-22-2016, 08:11 PM

Preheating it in the hot summer sun won't hurt either . After pouring the boiling water onto the affected area, press the indented section and it should take to its natural or original position .

Orca Winfrey · 02-22-2016, 08:36 PM

http://youtu.be/OpuIJzMotDg

The valve adapter on my plastic Walmart pump that I use for my float tube fit the drain hole perfectly and I was able to do the whole thing without help.

02-22-2016, 07:59 PM	#1
sdfishman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 115	How to fix deformed kayak hull Left the kayak on a stand for a few months. I notice a the keel is deformed from the stand. How do I fix it?? The kayak is a Malibu xfactor.

02-22-2016, 08:11 PM	#2
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	Boiling water Preheating it in the hot summer sun won't hurt either . After pouring the boiling water onto the affected area, press the indented section and it should take to its natural or original position .

02-22-2016, 08:36 PM	#3
Orca Winfrey Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: The I. E. Posts: 353	This worked for me. http://youtu.be/OpuIJzMotDg The valve adapter on my plastic Walmart pump that I use for my float tube fit the drain hole perfectly and I was able to do the whole thing without help. Last edited by Orca Winfrey; 02-22-2016 at 08:42 PM.