16' kevlar built by West Toronto Canoe about 30 years ago
Both ends were damaged, with hastily done resin repairs
Holed through to the foam in the end flotation compartments
Glass needs to come off
Serious crack along bilge on one side
Hits and repairs on bottom
Patch on the other end
Polyester resin and patch lifting off, applied straight to gelcoat with no sanding to promote adhesion
Cleaned off ready for repairs, patching and keel felt
Secret weapon
Foam filled in
Hardening up, ready to be shaped
old patches near flotation chambers on keel
Cracks in keel and ribs
more glass removed waiting repairs
foam repairs shaped and 'glassed over, and felt skidplates on
Horizontal patch in place, second coat after faired in
Glass over foam is of course transparent, and visible through saturated felt. Plastic wrap in place, felt will be trimmed and excess removed when epoxy cured to green, before full cure
Next up is tube to be glassed into keel on the inside to stiffen hull and prepare ribs for minor glass repairs
3/4" diameter metal tube laid into keel depression to give longitudinal stiffness
Popular in some Scott canoes, it will help stop oilcanning and give extra strength to rib repairs
small side cracks done as well
Inside cracks from outward cracking running along outside at bilge
West Toronto Canoe, long out of business apparently but a nice touch with a built in carry handle and raised letter castings
A clean workbench is the sign of a sick mind... 2 part Epifances polyurethane in Black Green. Nice gloss and super hard when cured.
First coat laid on
repairs hidden
Nice easy gloss
Skid plates covered
Almost done, inside paint and new seats and ready for the water in spring.
