LeRoy Sanders
New Member
I have a Peterbrough 14 foot trapper canoe which seems to have some dry rot in the bow and stern under where the outer rails should have come together. The canvas is gone the outer rails are gone and the rub boards are missing. The ribs look good and the cedar slats appear to be ok. I live in Fla. and am thinking about recovering with light weight fiber-glass. I mostly canoe on rivers and was thinking the glass would be stronger and would protect the 60 years old cedar slats better. I am also wondering what the glass would do to the re-sale value of the canoe vs canvas. This is my first try at working on a cedar slat canoe so any suggestions will help. Thanks LeRoy