Yo,
I am looking for info on repair tape, and specifically for the best tape to use to repair a cracked kayak. I've heard rumors about various tapes for different purposes: linoleum floor tape, truck tarp tape, swimming pool repair tape, RV repair tape.... Does anyone have any first-hand experience with anything like this?

Best (i.e., worst) places I've seen or had broken boats: Futaleufu, Ecuador, halfway down SF Merced, Day 3 on the Grand Canyon, put-in on Generation Gap (at the bottom of the hill).

Cheers,
Eric Nies, AW safety chair.

I use this in my profession.

It will stick anything together. You just have to make sure you have a dry surface. Wear gloves as the oil from your skin can cause problems. It is easy to cary, the dry factor is the only problem.

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Vinyl Mastic is the stuff you want.

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I broke my Jefe in BC the night before flying in for an overnighter and was given a patch of this stuff for the foot long crack. The same boat has been going on the patches of this stuff for the last 9 months. The only problem is that if you want to weld the crack properly later, the stuff's a bitch to get off (takes hours).

Apply by cutting to proper length, heating slightly over the fire, and placing over crack on inside of the boat.

Eric,
Gorilla Tape (they also make the glue) apply on the inside of the boat. The trick like anything is to get the area really dry before applying it. For this try drying with a towl than using rubbing alchool. I have never fixed a boat this way however a paddling buddy of mine used it on the futa last year.

I have used wonder putty with much success. It is a 2 part epoxy putty, comes in a tube about the size of a roll of quarters, you can apply wet, made by loctite you can buy it for about 5 bucks @ wal-mart in the plumbing section. Bonds like a mofo! Put some in your creeking kit. It is the bomb!