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S&G: Car + kayak pieces = not good, advice please *PIC*
By:Jerry S
Date: 1/7/2011, 7:36 am

About 3 months ago, I pulled into the garage...a little too close to the stack of strips for my WD Solace 17EX. About 4 years ago I got as far as opening the box and epoxing the panels together to make them "long". You know, like step 1. I had them stacked on bricks on the floor. The picture below is from my camera...so it is bad...but I think you get the jist of the tragedy. (I took the picture after I put the pile on top of a ladder hanging on the wall, so it is a shot from below.) The break is roughly a 4" x 4" area. (The top has a large black smudge from the tire too. arrggghh!) I was so upset when I did it...I've had time to calm down now.

So, is this something that I should replace that section, either just the small area, or try to get a whole new panel section? Is there a crazy way to make a repair? Any ideas and advice would be greatly appreciated. This is my first build, so I have no frame of reference as to what can be salvaged.

Thanks,
Jerry S

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S&G: Car + kayak pieces = not good, advice please *PIC*
Jerry S -- 1/7/2011, 7:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2011, 8:09 am
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Oliver Bloch -- 1/7/2011, 8:52 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2011, 8:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2011, 9:33 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 1/7/2011, 10:56 am
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Jerry S -- 1/7/2011, 8:58 am
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Ric Moodie -- 1/7/2011, 9:25 am
Your new story and repair plan *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/7/2011, 3:05 pm
Re: Your new story and repair plan
bromasi -- 1/7/2011, 4:22 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2011, 8:56 am
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Jerry S -- 1/7/2011, 9:05 am
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thomas duncan -- 1/7/2011, 3:21 pm
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thomas duncan -- 1/7/2011, 3:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2011, 3:36 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 1/7/2011, 5:37 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 1/7/2011, 7:04 pm
ouch *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/7/2011, 7:06 pm
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Tony Olsen -- 1/7/2011, 10:09 pm
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Kenneth Sutherland -- 1/10/2011, 3:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/10/2011, 9:45 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/12/2011, 4:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2011, 4:10 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/12/2011, 4:18 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2011, 5:57 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/13/2011, 9:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2011, 2:12 pm
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george jung -- 1/7/2011, 7:45 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/8/2011, 2:19 am
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Jerry Strojny -- 1/8/2011, 5:45 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/8/2011, 10:54 pm
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Jerry Strojny -- 1/9/2011, 12:47 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 1/9/2011, 1:49 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/12/2011, 4:12 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/22/2011, 12:11 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/22/2011, 1:23 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/22/2011, 3:11 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 1/22/2011, 10:32 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 1/22/2011, 11:35 pm