brishen870
Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
So I recently was working on a small leak on my 17 foot aluminum canoe. The leak seemed to be coming from one of the stem areas so I decided I would try JB Weld water weld. I went to Lowes after the web said my local store had 26 tubes. I bought one of the 26 tubes for around $6 took it home and applied it to the leak. A few days later I turned it over and put some water in and the leak was mostly stopped but seems to be coming from the keel now. So back to Lowes I went to discover all the rest of the 25 tubes of JB Weld had been sold! On my way home I stopped by West Marine. When I went it I had a hard time finding anyone. Finally I found a pimple faced lad sleeping in a camp chair. He was the only person in the store. I explained what I was looking for and he suggested a combination of fiberglass and epoxy over the keel. This solution sounds ridiculous to me so I saved my money and moved on to a auto parts store where I founds the JB Weld. I guess my question is about the fiberglass and epoxy. It works for wood as well as 'plastic' boats but has anyone used it on anything else? Thanks