Greetings, intro, and dilemma.

Thank you! I'll listen to those words of advice (but I'll save the scraps from the new hatch I'm going to put in just in case). Nice handle: fishesfromtupperware.

Ain't it the truth!?!

True

Take it from someone who belongs to the Marcelus Wallace school of kayak repair and believes anything can be fixed with a blow torch and pair of pliers. Don't get medieval with it.

Even though I prefer acetylene torches and a hammer for most repairs, you might check out some of these gizmos;

http://www.urethanesupply.com/kcwelder.php

http://www.arizonatools.com/tools/plastic-welders-rods-and-plastic-adhesives/detail/UREKCWPRO/

http://www.arizonatools.com/tools/plastic-welders-rods-and-plastic-adhesives/detail/UREATVPRO/