I bought an old 17 ft fiberglass canoe for $25 from a coworker. After checking it out when I got it home, it has an old patch that is leaking. The bottom seems to be pretty thin and flimsy and I am worried about going through the bottom. I sanded it down and am ready to repatch the leaking spot. I have never repaired fiberglass and have a couple questions. First question, what is the best way to patch it? Second, I am thinking of putting a layer or two of fiberglass on the entire bottom of the canoe to hopefully stiffen it up. I may have the inside spray foamed to quiet it under water so I minimize scaring fish in shallow water. Does anyone know of a better way to stiffen it up?
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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I bought an old 17 ft fiberglass canoe for $25 from a coworker. After checking it out when I got it home, it has an old patch that is leaking. The bottom seems to be pretty thin and flimsy and I am worried about going through the bottom. I sanded it down and am ready to repatch the leaking spot. I have never repaired fiberglass and have a couple questions. First question, what is the best way to patch it? Second, I am thinking of putting a layer or two of fiberglass on the entire bottom of the canoe to hopefully stiffen it up. I may have the inside spray foamed to quiet it under water so I minimize scaring fish in shallow water. Does anyone know of a better way to stiffen it up?
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