How do I stop the leak

[Treewater]

I took it twice to the lake and immediately returned to shore since it was leaking. This time I kept it in the shop and added water on top. No leaking.... maybe water only goes one way.... I'll wait for a warm day and go to the lake again. I never had this problem with a canvas canoe

 

[Treewater]

Dry bags are a game changer.

Yes, but my real fear is hypothermia. I've only gone in the water once in winter. I was fortunate to stay alive....... this is a big subject by itself. Stay dry in cold weather.... that means spring even if the ice melts

 

[Nick Dennis]

Have a look for the thread detailing Geoffrey Burkes “Boat Soup” method. Worked for me on my 1900 Cedar rib canoe.

 

[Andre Cloutier]

Glass it. boat soup wont save it, and the added structural strength will keep you from sinking when you put a foot through a seam and it inevitably opens up. No harm done as is far from historical preservation. The Island is named Quinnebaug, meaning long pond, but more likely
USS Quinnebaug (ID# 1687)
Quinnebaug (S. P. 1687), formerly Jefferson, was built in 1899 by Delaware River Iron and Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, Chester, Pa., for the Old Dominion Steamship Co; chartered by the Navy 3 December 1917; converted to a mine planter by Robbin's Repair Basin and Drydock Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.; and commissioned at Brooklyn 28 March 1918, Comdr. David Pratt Mannix in command.

time frame fits, as the owner was a haberdasher from Long Island who summered on Georgian Bay early in the last century and would have passed the builder on the rail, before the steamship took them to the island

 

[Treewater]

Very interesting. The name is strange to me and the spelling is a little unique. Unfortunately, I don't have the skill of the original artist.
That said, I once again have the canoe ready for water but I'm leaving now for Syria. I hope don't get involved (again) in a bad situation. I dodged artillery shells last time. That canoe is a good reason to return. I'll consider glass if nothing else works.