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I guess it depends on how extensive the cracks are and how easy it is to get the gelcoat to flake off. I don't know about trying to sand it all off. That sounds like a chore, especially trying to not sand too deep.

Mem and MIke. Sounds like epoxy will work fine, so I may consider going that way since it's something I know about. Raka makes a UV inhibited epoxy, which might be a way to go to avoid varnish or paint. I have so many boats to do, and I don't have room in the heated shop to hold on to a boat for...

I'm curious if anybody has made significant repairs to a Wenonah skin coat kevlar boat, but mostly curious about long-term results? I am doing repairs of over a dozen of these canoes this winter. They have been literally ridden hard and put away wet for a number of years, with some much worse...

Just sent. Thanks again Glenn

I am most concerned about inadvertent falls, either in camp or on a portage trail. I have had a few close calls with falls, or with balancing on trees to get through some downfall. I think about how easily I could have lost balance and snapped a leg. I have slipped on roots and ended up on the...

Testing the new site and picture posting. I don't think anyone posted this pic of Bob Marshall yet. He's not in the canoe, but looks ready. Mark

Oh, since you already have a digital model have you tried to import it directly? I'm sure you've looked into that since you appear to be computer savvy. If you can make a model like that I think you'll probably be up and running in Delftship in no time. I'll send you a couple delftship files. Mark

Hi Jeff - I sat down and learned Delftship last fall and built a few canoes from the designs over the winter. I have a number of different kinds of canoe models in delftship, most of them dead end boats that I will never build, and should never be built. I started learning the software by...

I agree with Robin. I think people tend to go a little overboard with covering the wood with something. I'm currently working on a canadian canoe of unkown origin that the builder decided to coat every piece of wood with something. It needs a number of ribs replaced, but I stopped after 2...

They look legitimate. I think if you call them you'll know right away if they're the real thing. Just ask them some questions about clinching, it should be obvious. Do you intend to use 3/4" copper tacks? Post some pics of your experiment. Mark Mark

Mike. You can never have enough light in a shop. I have replaced fluorescent with led. One worked and one didn't for some reason. The fixtures are different manufacturers but I didn't look into the actual difference. Mark

Hey Mike, you should know this. Is the Explorer 17 the same as the Revelation? It seems to be. Interesting that they had a royalex plus, mine seems to have that. I've lifted 75lb canoes and this one is noticeably heavier. Mark

After Ricks post I went out and measured the max width of the 17' version and it's a whopping 37.25" from the outside of the royalex. I don't think this hull is just an upscaled explorer since it appears to have quite a bit of extra volume added towards the ends. It is a beast, and i dont know...

I had my 1992 17' MR Revelation/explorer out on the river yesterday and took measurements. I know these gunwales are original and are the same as a friends RX 16' explorer from roughly the same year. The height and width of inside and outside Wales are the same: 21/32" high by 13/16" wide. MR...

Yes, the thickened stuff is great for small repairs. It is just thick enough to not sag and cures with a nice smooth surface, unlike when i use additives with other epoxy. I have both types of gflex at home. mark

This thread is confirmation to me that the overwhelming amount of damage to canoes comes from when they're out of the water. In my case, all the significant damage. A few scratches and scrapes on rocks are nothing compared to the damage I've done to my boats on dry ground. Some examples just...

Regular brass canoe tacks are 11/16” and are meant to join a rib 5/16” and planking 5/32”. Ribs and plank made of soft cedar. The goal is to bury the head in the plank below the surface of the wood and have enough length to turn the end into a J. Doing the math it seems you need a tack 7/32” or...

All Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier National Park backcountry sites are by reservation, paddle and backpack. I think some High Sierra backpacking sites in national parks are by reservation, some aren't. Mark

I have settled on an ottertail design of my own as a second paddle for my solo lake/portage type trips. My primary paddle is a ZRE bent shaft. I switch between the two paddles just for the variety on a normal day but usually stick with the bent shaft because it's so darn light. My ottertail is...

It sounds like you're talking about something a little different, but I find that more and more campgrounds are becoming reservation only. I think things are going your way, at least in the front country. The Yellowstone backcountry has had a reservation system for all backcountry sites for as...