Hey guys,

So I got an ascend fs10 kayak about a year and a half ago to start my kayak adventures, and it had a hole in the bottom rear of the hull. The original leak was letting in a good bit of water, so after an hour you would have a good amount of water inside the kayak but it didn’t sink on me or anything. Originally I used jb weld and this lasted half a year. I had to redo it because it chipped off, and it was still working for me. I saw this as a temporary fix, so I plastic welded it after sanding off the old Jb weld and welded over it. I let it sit for a couple days and then took it out on the water, but after an hour and a half in the kayak there was more water in the kayak than I splashed in for sure. I was pretty sure I covered the entire area and the weld was still in tact when I took it off the water. So my question for you guys is what would you do in this situation? I got the kayak for free, I could try to find a used one somewhere. Or is there something I could have done wrong with my plastic weld?

Thanks in advance,

Bryce Cover

I had one fly off a trailer and hit a guardrail, made a hole in the boat the size of a softball. My buddy plastic welded it and she’s still floating to this day

If you can’t find the leak try filling it up with a water hose at home

Ok I will try and locate the leak. Maybe there is another one that I didn’t know about. Or maybe since it’s on an awkward spot I just didn’t do a good enough job and it’s the same leak.

Could be a scupper hole crack

13 minutes ago, Motoboss said:

Could be a scupper hole crack

What is that?

57 minutes ago, Brycecover said:

What is that?

The scupper is the hole in the floor where water drains out it usually also has a seam in the middle of it. That is the reason manufacturers recommend do not place a stake out pole in the hole because it can cause a crack resulting in water intrusion.

as mentioned, a leak test would certainly give you your answer. Any chances you drilled into your hull and installed an anchor trolley? Maybe the holes on the side of the kayak is allowing water to get in. but if you're getting that much water in, I can't imagine the screw holes are the issues. Does that kayak have hull access which would allow you to see inside?

Isn't the FS10 a sit in yak?

20 hours ago, crankbait2009 said:

as mentioned, a leak test would certainly give you your answer. Any chances you drilled into your hull and installed an anchor trolley? Maybe the holes on the side of the kayak is allowing water to get in. but if you're getting that much water in, I can't imagine the screw holes are the issues. Does that kayak have hull access which would allow you to see inside?

No I have never drilled anything. You cannot see through the hull to the back it is blocked off on the inside. It was used by my family members mainly camping before handed down to me, probably bought 10 years ago.

9 hours ago, Crow Horse said:

Isn't the FS10 a sit in yak?

Yes but I do kind of want to buy a sit on top.