Hello
All of a sudden, over 30 years after my last canoe trip, I am the proud owner of a 1973 Tremblay Huron 16 footer. It has been stored for many years safely in a barn out of the sun and dry.
It is in what I think is excellent shape.
I would like to keep it that way.
After doing a bunch of reading it seems that my biggest exposure is water from the inside of the canoe getting trapped between the wood and the verolite treated canvas cover, causing the wood to rot.
My thought is to do something to the inside that will prevent water seeping through to the canvas and getting stuck by the verolite.
All I can think of is varnish.
Any thoughts as to what I should do?
Thanks
All of a sudden, over 30 years after my last canoe trip, I am the proud owner of a 1973 Tremblay Huron 16 footer. It has been stored for many years safely in a barn out of the sun and dry.
It is in what I think is excellent shape.
I would like to keep it that way.
After doing a bunch of reading it seems that my biggest exposure is water from the inside of the canoe getting trapped between the wood and the verolite treated canvas cover, causing the wood to rot.
My thought is to do something to the inside that will prevent water seeping through to the canvas and getting stuck by the verolite.
All I can think of is varnish.
Any thoughts as to what I should do?
Thanks
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