Sunday 15 November 2015

Another 'glass repair


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.