Ah kids.... My 18yo was in the stern with a 13yo up front last week and the kids basically tuned out my pleas to be careful. I knew the OEM gelcoat was cloudy in these places due to UV damage when I rebuilt this boat in 2018 but it seemed solid enough that I left them alone. Well, finally got this boat up to canoe country from LIS -> Moose River and wouldn't you know it? The kids were kind enough to find & knock off a bunch of loose gelcoat.

I plan to finish flecking off as much loose gel from these spots then filling with neat 105/206 until it's level with the surrounding material. Do I then roll with how it is, or should I consider some s-glass skid plates? Keel easy could be another option, but the other stuff I already have on hand.
Would like to take this canoe up in about 5 weeks when I show my brother what the Boundary Waters is all about.

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I like the idea of the dynel skid plates suggested elsewhere for this boat. Have not done those myself but there are some trustworthy advocations for that approach. Looks like a great hull good luck with repair.

I'd seek out Arcola on this site...he is a pro, literally, and used to work for Ted Bell. He's helped me immensely with advice and hands-on repair, both.

I got some good tips from the Facebook group "Canoe Repair Shop", Charlie Wilson & others gave advice. When I refinished this canoe a couple years ago I top coated it with system 3 clear epoxy. The plan is to clean out & chip off the rest of the loose gel then brush some neat 105/206 into the voids, then let the rest of the batch start to gel & use that to fill & level the spots. Some saran wrap and a couple days to cure, and hopefully it'll be ready for September.

Now I gotta get it down from the garage and start pickin.