NWScouter

Canoeing

Repair and Mods

Repair

Part of owning a fleet of canoes is knowing how to repair them.

Basic Repairs

Aluminum Repair with brazing fail – TIG weld

Aluminum Brazing

Aluminum Canoe JB Weld

Aluminum Seat repair

You can use nice wood seats

Fiberglass repair

Fiberglass paint – roll and tip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YlPk7PHn44

Royalex Repair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgzXvgbPHsQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxeNnCXwk18

Polyurethane Repair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gAFsDDNm2o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGKUKCcRZy0

Basic Mods

Canoe Lacing and End Loops

5mm Polyester Accessory Cord for Lacing

Space lacing 10mm apart

Cut tubing 12mm with diagonal cuts (centered at 12mm marks)

get 20' of 1/4" IN 3/8"OD clear tubing

8-10mm polyester climbing rope for end loops

6-8 cm back from the bow and

6cm down from the top of the deck plate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TolRv3hPUg

https://www.axevalecc.co.uk/Information/Canoeing/OpenCanoeOutfitting.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TVA9RPU3MI

Skid Plats

Royalex and T-Formax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9IAQ-Ca9eQ