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by PJohanson » Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:13 pm
The tear is easy to repair. Start by making sure the tear is clean and dry. Apply the goop with a disposable popsicle stick or something like it. Apply a piece of the fabric that is bigger than the tear. Leave the kayak in the shade for at least a day to let the glue cure.
On big tears, you might want to put a second patch on the inside of the torn hull as well.
Repairs like this are not hard to do, and well worth the time. I patched a very small hole in the hull of one of my AE kayaks and five years later it is still sealed.