Where are people going these days to get repairs done on their kayaks (if like me they are too clueless/lazy to do it themselves).

Nothing too fancy, I just need a fiberglass keel strip installed and a skeg and cable (and possibly the cable casing ) replaced. Is Carl Ladd still in this business ? I know he sold Osprey a while back. Suggestions?

Update, it sounds like Carl Ladd is still in business, Yay!

 

Edited January 8, 20241 yr by BethS

Carl is definitely still THE Guy!

Don't want to toot my own horn too loudly but we also do repairs in the shoulder seasons as well. We have worked on a few members boats in the past from new cables, new seals, to fiberglass and plastic repairs and welding. https://www.northshoreadventure.com/outdoor-center

On 1/7/2024 at 8:41 PM, BethS said:

Where are people going these days to get repairs done on their kayaks (if like me they are too clueless/lazy to do it themselves).

Nothing too fancy, I just need a fiberglass keel strip installed and a skeg and cable (and possibly the cable casing ) replaced. Is Carl Ladd still in this business ? I know he sold Osprey a while back. Suggestions?

Update, it sounds like Carl Ladd is still in business, Yay!

Yes, Carl is doing repairs, and it's worth the trip to RI. If you need a keel strip, Carl's your man. He put my FG keel strip on my NDK PilgrimLV 11 years ago and it's still going strong. Carl did some repairs on my husband's Valley AvocetLV years ago, and a FG keel strip probably16 years ago, and, except for scratches etc, it's in great shape.

 

 

There's also a very skilled shipwright on Rocky Neck in Gloucester who can fix, repair, or build anything marine. His shop is next to the the marine railways. He's done done work for Yvonne on her kayak and for me on a couple of wooden projects.