Hey folks,
just picked up an old cedar/canvas canoe by Peterborough Canoe Company. After having it on the water for a little while, I was starting to get water in the bottom. It has not been paddled since it was painted last year, and the paint job looked sound. I was told it was painted with Rustolum paint. It was re-canvased in the 90s, but the last owner had patched some of the canvas with fiberglass.
When I flipped it over to take a better look at where the water could possibly getting in, I found a couple tiny spots where there was a rough point under the paint that moved when pressed. So I assume that it was not sanded well enough there. There is a small spot running along the keel that looks like a bubble that popped which could be another spot it can be getting in.
I wasn't expecting to have to make repairs (and I'm hoping I didn't just overpay), but seeing that there is obviously a breech in the canvas, I am hoping that I can keep the paint sound enough to get me through a season or two before I have to invest on reskinning the whole hull. I searched around with the search function but couldn't find anything to help me out. I am sorry if it is a popular question and I'm just bad at search engines.
I would like to know if others have any advice or ideas to throw at me, my thought for fixing is the following:
1- dry the boat as much as I can in the sun and/or with a small space heater and/or blow dryer to let as much moisture out as possible. There is a varnish on the wood, but I assume there is a pathway for water vapour to come out if liquid water could come in. I just want to get rid of any moisture that may be between the canvas and the wood to prevent damage.
2- possibly sand down any little rough bits that I can find that may be breaching the paint.
3- use super glue to fill in those small paint discrepancies.
4- if I can find a matching rustoleum paint colour, then I'd roll a bit on any sanded spots that I have to make to finish it up.
Thanks for reading and for any feedback. Happy to own my first wood/canvas canoe! Can't wait to be on the water. Hoping the ice stays off for a few more weeks here on the East Coast.
-Selkirk
just picked up an old cedar/canvas canoe by Peterborough Canoe Company. After having it on the water for a little while, I was starting to get water in the bottom. It has not been paddled since it was painted last year, and the paint job looked sound. I was told it was painted with Rustolum paint. It was re-canvased in the 90s, but the last owner had patched some of the canvas with fiberglass.
When I flipped it over to take a better look at where the water could possibly getting in, I found a couple tiny spots where there was a rough point under the paint that moved when pressed. So I assume that it was not sanded well enough there. There is a small spot running along the keel that looks like a bubble that popped which could be another spot it can be getting in.
I wasn't expecting to have to make repairs (and I'm hoping I didn't just overpay), but seeing that there is obviously a breech in the canvas, I am hoping that I can keep the paint sound enough to get me through a season or two before I have to invest on reskinning the whole hull. I searched around with the search function but couldn't find anything to help me out. I am sorry if it is a popular question and I'm just bad at search engines.
I would like to know if others have any advice or ideas to throw at me, my thought for fixing is the following:
1- dry the boat as much as I can in the sun and/or with a small space heater and/or blow dryer to let as much moisture out as possible. There is a varnish on the wood, but I assume there is a pathway for water vapour to come out if liquid water could come in. I just want to get rid of any moisture that may be between the canvas and the wood to prevent damage.
2- possibly sand down any little rough bits that I can find that may be breaching the paint.
3- use super glue to fill in those small paint discrepancies.
4- if I can find a matching rustoleum paint colour, then I'd roll a bit on any sanded spots that I have to make to finish it up.
Thanks for reading and for any feedback. Happy to own my first wood/canvas canoe! Can't wait to be on the water. Hoping the ice stays off for a few more weeks here on the East Coast.
-Selkirk
