How to quickly and easily repair any Hog Island Boat

Our high density polyethylene hulls have taken a lot of hard shots in North American waterways for the last 21 years. It is possible to knock a hole in our boats. Lucky for our customers our roto-molded boats are much easier to repair than fiberglass or aluminum boats.

The majority of our repairs are done by our customers in their driveway with a $30-$40 soldering iron, and Hog Island polyethylene repair stick. Below are videos we have made that shows how easy it is to do repairs by simply melting plastic back into plastic.

Here is a link to written instructions.

This is a process that has been done in extreme situations on the fly. Several times riverside with a long handled grill lighter, and Hog Island repair stick, once before a fishing tournament with a chunk of an old kayak that was being used as a mailbox, and once on a multi-day float in the Grand Canyon with an open flame, Hog Island repair stick, and a stubby river knife.