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05/04/2023 01:56PM
Last year AFTER our BWCA trip I left the my We-No-Nah canoe outside over night to dry after washing it.
The wind picked it up and threw it against the side of my trailer and put two pretty small holes in the canoe floor. Maybe an 1/8 in diameter. while inspecting those holes I found a slight crack in the bottom also (I am sure the crack was created when we got hung up on a rock during the trip the week before)
Anyway, what is the best way repair those three (3) things.
Again NONE of them are very big,
BUT I am not going to ignore them
The wind picked it up and threw it against the side of my trailer and put two pretty small holes in the canoe floor. Maybe an 1/8 in diameter. while inspecting those holes I found a slight crack in the bottom also (I am sure the crack was created when we got hung up on a rock during the trip the week before)
Anyway, what is the best way repair those three (3) things.
Again NONE of them are very big,
BUT I am not going to ignore them
05/14/2023 08:46PM
Without picture it's hard to say. If they're smaller holes I'd also probably consider just epoxying them, but I'd go with a marine epoxy if you can. If it's a larger problem you may have to do some patching.
Northwest canoe is a great source for repair materials and advice. Otherwise there's plenty of info out on the net as well.
Post some pics and maybe we can give some more targeted advice.
Northwest canoe is a great source for repair materials and advice. Otherwise there's plenty of info out on the net as well.
Post some pics and maybe we can give some more targeted advice.
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."
05/15/2023 06:10PM
Yeah for something that small you can buy some 30 minute epoxy in the syringes from the hardware store. Mix the two parts 1:1 (it comes out of the tubes in equal amounts.
For extra strength buy some fiberglass tape and put a little bit of that in there too. It will add strength. Watch a YouTube video on using glass and epoxy to get the idea. Not tough to do for little repairs.
Tom
For extra strength buy some fiberglass tape and put a little bit of that in there too. It will add strength. Watch a YouTube video on using glass and epoxy to get the idea. Not tough to do for little repairs.
Tom
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