Repair Your Carbon Fiber Outrigger Canoe with Superglue?

If you paddle your OC1 or surfski in surf and waves (or if you carry your boat on land), you’ll eventually end up with hairline cracks. We heard from a local repair guru that you can actually use super glue for effective repair of hairline cracks.

For really effective repairs, you can combine super glue and baking soda. We recommend you visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSk3DpMy4Ys directly and read the comments for additional thoughts on this repair method.

By the way, we’ve used this as a “functional fix” for many a hairline crack on hulls, fins, and paddles over the last few years, and it has indeed worked very well!