Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

Boat Repairs in the Field?

I asked TJ a question about the repairs he made to his boat after an accident he had on the way to the river, but this got me thinking, does anyone besides Larry carry epoxy and extra wood along with them to make in the field repairs? I know that obviously most repairs are best made in the shop at home, but what happens if you poke a hole in your boat on a multi day trip like the Rogue or Middle Fork? If you carry repair materials, what do you carry and why? Even better, if you've had to make an on the river repair tell us your story.

Thanks,

Mike

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Permalink Reply by Herb Jacobsen on March 20, 2009 at 10:11am

I always carried duct tape with me. It came in handy a couple of times. Towards the end of my boating days I also carried some Gorilla Glue. The afore mentioned epoxy sticks sound like a good idea.

One time one of our guys on the MF had a kayak kick out of an eddy and put his nose through the side of his new boat. Put a nice hole in it. Duct tape took care of that til he got it back home. Then Greg patched it for him. That was a tough one, brand new clear finished Sapele 17x52.