Wow if you want to test a canoe’s durability you should just give one to a complete novice like me 😂😂😂 see what it’s like after I’ve managed to learn the skills required to get it down a river with all my kit still in tact 😂😂 I’m sure it would end up in more of a mess than that… and so would I probably 😂
On my 1 year old bkuesteel canoe, the crack not only on the gelcoat but also breaks the fabric as well, about 3 inches long. I can see the crack on both side of canoe. Do I repair the outside just the same way as do the inside?
Hi Joe, it's tough to assess without seeing images or the boat in person. However that sounds like more substantial damage. I would suggest taking a look at this video for patching composite hulls: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VIRQJx2DbQA.html
@@novacraftcanoe Thank you so much for quick reply. I've watched that video. Does it mean I have to repair the outside of the canoe the same way as inside?
Kind of sucks seeing a beautiful canoe wasted. Ive totalled an aluminum canoe once. Folded right around me. Bent it back into shape and managed to get down last mile and take it to be recycled. It was mangled with sharp metal everywhere. It died in action though, and wasn't as pretty a boat. Id liberated it from the state of MD for ripping me off during my Navy service, so I just went back and took another. Obviously these are nice canoe's. I just picked up a Great Canadian 16-2 used. I know its sweet, bit heavy but I still got it. Hopefully the VA will successfully fix my broken hand tomorrow and my doggie and I will be out paddling. Then I just gotta avoid catching a camping felony here in Tennessee, and profit prison while they gas my dog.
I would just use a wide piece of painters tape along the edge of the gunwhale. You should be able to get some in 3-4 inch width at Home Depot or Amazon.
So, do they talk about the fact that you will spend more hours repairing the gelcoat covering the tuff stuff, than you do actually paddling? Do they talk about how easily the gelcoat cracks on flat water trips? I have one of these, the worst purchase of my life! Sure, the tuff stuff is tough, but the gelcoat is as fragile as a thin pane of glass. As soon as the repairs are done THIS time, I'm selling it and getting something else. Do not recommend.
What did you end up getting? Seems all the composite canoes now have a gel coat to deal with. I'm also looking for a low maintenance canoe but not crazy heavy
I ordered one of your kits. The instructions that came with my resin said to add half of the 11 ml hardener tube, which is 5.5 ml, and watch this video. This video says 4.5ml. Which is it? When I followed the instructions in this video, my skid plates didn't harden up until they sat overnight. I hope they hardened up sufficiently, because they're not cheap, and would be a real mess to have to redo.
Hello! The kits are available through any authorized dealer or online at this link www.londonspaddleshop.com/product/skid-plate-kit-for-composite-canoes/
It was a flour mill built in like 1910, it exploded (dust explosions) several times in the 20's 30's and in one instance 2 firefighters died. I was in that door way when I was a kid and you could walk in. It was all rubble and garbage and led nowhere. The build was in use at that time as a warehouse of some-sort. They've done a good job keeping it maintained considering how massive it is.
Good Demo and an impressive product. I see some people were not impressed. If I fell a hundred feet in a canoe, I think limb fractures, organ failure and death would be more of a concern, as opposed to some fibres and gelcoat.
meaningless unless you also toss a boat with just carbon fiber or s glass off as well. I'm more impressed with the aerodynamic reenenty shape of a canoe.
That's incredible. It adjusts itself to the position of highest resistance and achieves a sort of aerodynamic stability, lands flat on it's bottom. That thing will last generations if maintained properly.
I'm sanding, filling and painting my whole canoe and want to install the skid plate kit as well. My question: am I able to paint over the applied skid plate when I do the paint job? Or should I complete my restoration and add the plates similar to the method in this video?
