How to: Gel Coat Repair on Kayak Hull

How to fix a chipped or cracked hull on a sea kayak.

[@jonathanappleyard1471]

Thank you Jim. Beautiful interaction with your child, and your strong/gentle hands calm me as I take on a new DIY project.

[@Kookbandit]

Amazing, straight forward instruction. Got a sea kayak from a yard sale with similar gel coat damage.

[@learntokayakca]

Thanks Pete! I hope it helped.

[@sfo-technik]

Well made film. Will try it right now. Thx.

[@learntokayakca]

I hope it helped!

[@CaptainsAviation]

@RenoComputerServices
I actually am looking to do the same thing on my jetski hull. It is not as deep but pretty scratched up. The Gelcoat repair kit I bought from west marine is not as thin as the one in this video. Polyester paste is thicker, does not leave a smooth surface!

[@FireTac2]

Great, simple, how to vid... Thanks

[@DavideTopFisher]

Fantastic, thank you

[@learntokayakca]

You're welcome!

[@CaptainsAviation]

Thanks for the video! I have a question, don't you have to glass it before applying gel coat since the gouge was pretty deep?

[@TheDcrocks1]

Only if it broke through the original glass. If there was no rupture there is no breach in the glass.

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

At the end why are you buffing a different kayak?

[@stevetracy437]

Same kayak probably, because he ruined the decal by getting gel coat on it, then not able to sand it off without ruining the decal, so just removed the decal.

[@Manuel_Z_Kayaks]

@@stevetracy437 ahhh ok

[@alexandergallard3624]

What was that thick layer that was cracked off? Was that the gelcoat?

[@learntokayakca]

When gelcoat chips off this much it is usually due to a manufacturing error where there is a void in behind. One hard blow and it make a huge chip. You want to remove any gelcoat that has a void behind it so you can fill it all.