I have been kayaking quite often lately, so I have been leaving my boat on my roof rack–to save time. We have been having extremely hot days lately. This morning I saw that the bow of my boat (Perception, Carolina 15.5, poly) had bent downward a few inches from where it met the roof rack. I have removed the boat and inverted it, hoping that it will repair iteslf, somewhat, in the sun. Will this help? Is there something else I should do to reshape the hull to its original shape? obviously, I’ll never leave it on the rack again.
OK
the plastic has ‘memory’ and will regain it’s original shape given a little heat. The sun will work or you can speed things up with a hairdryer, just be careful…you can melt her.
steve
Hot water
I use a bit of wood to push it outward. You might cut a length of old broomstick to fit. Then leave the boat in the sun or pour hot water on it.