Repairing a Sea-Doo Polytec Hull
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Bombardier Recreational Products, or BRP, has introduced several Sea-Doo personal watercraft with a new hull material they call “Polytec”. Polytec is a glass fiber reinforced polypropylene material that is much lighter than the typical fiberglass or SMC that is used to make watercraft hulls. The lighter hull material allows for easier trailering and great performance using a smaller engine. Sea-Doo has expanded the use of this material across its line to include SPARK, WAKE, GTR, and GTI models, and likely more in the future. If the Sea-Doo hull is black and the upper and lower parts are bolted together, it’s likely that the hull is made of Polytec.
Sea-Doo’s Polytec material is tough thanks to the glass fibers embedded in the polypropylene material, but it is not indestructible. The hull can be cracked and broken if struck with sufficient force. Needless to say, replacing a cracked hull can be an expensive proposition. But with Polyvance’s products and techniques, you can make quality repairs that will save you thousands of dollars.
This video will show you the repair technique on a two foot-long crack in a Sea-Doo SPARK Polytec hull. Since this material is glass-reinforced polypropylene, we will use Polyvance’s R18 glass-reinforced polypropylene welding rod.
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- The length of this video is in no way representative of the actual time required to perform a complete repair and therefore should not be used for estimating purposes.
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This was pretty neat
Best demo video I've seen.
@polyvance
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Cuanto tiene de espesor el casco ?
great tools !!!!
@polyvance
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
*2:30** Do you have a specific temp? I have a FLIR.*
I need to fix my hull, have no idea where to begin. Am mechanically inclined but where can I find this weilder or someone to weld my hull once its apart...
@scottb7600
3 жыл бұрын
Polyvance.com is the place to buy the welder. If you want someone to do it for you, go to a reputable body shop that has a nitrogen welder. Caliber Collisions have them along with many others. You would need to supply them with the fiber reinforced welding rod (PN: R18-04-03-BK) because this is not something they would normally have on hand.
Hey Polyvance! love the content. I have a quick question. I have some light scratches and a small nick in the haul from docking on my 2022 GTI SE. what do you recommend I use to buff out the scratches as well as filling the small nick? Any suggestion is appreciated. FYI: the scratches are not deep enough to feel anything when running your nail over them. Thank you in advance!!
@scottb7600
Жыл бұрын
On small scuffs, car buffing compound will work well to remove it but it may gloss it up more than you'd expect. I'd try fine grit buffing compound or swirl mark remover. On the gouge, if its not deep, nor causing a problem, I would leave it along. If you want to deburr the edges, lightly sand them with some extremely fine sand paper, then buff.
Great content, what wattage is your welder? I did one repair before using the old recommended rivet and sealant method. I am wanting to try this method this time but considering using a 1300 harbor freight welder as I don’t want to front a large cost yet.
@polyvance
Жыл бұрын
The nitrogen welder is 550 watts.
Now how hard do you have to land to break your hull
@user-pl4km6sk2v
2 күн бұрын
Specifically spark trixx
Why nitrogen? Why not just air?
@scottb7600
3 жыл бұрын
Using heated nitrogen instead of air produces a cleaner, stronger weld. Its similar to using argon shielding gas on a metal weld.
Are You Anywhere near NEW YORK? LOL
@scottb7600
3 жыл бұрын
only a 17 hour drive. NE Alabama.