I came across this forum when I was researching how to recanvas a canoe I just acquired. I traded a acoustic guitar for a 18' canoe. The guy I got the canoe from said it was his friend's. The friend was a guide on a local river and the canoe was bought in 1954. The guy I got the canoe off attempted to "fix it" by patching sections with fibreglass. He also painted the inside of the canoe green!
I have the old canvas stripped off and managed to get all the old fibreglass off. There are a few patches of wood where the fibreglass was that are rotted. I'll have to replace these sections. Then it comes to the green paint on the inside....I plan to strip and scrape it all out. (quite the task I know).
The seats also need to be recaned. Does anyone suggest I weave it myself or buy the sheets that are already complete? I'm up for learning new things.
With regards to canvasing, I plan to buy no10 duck. I'm stumped on the filler. Any suggests on making my own or where I should buy?
Anyone have an idea of what make this canoe is? 18' in length and 36" width. No decals or serial number that I can see.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Shane
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I have the old canvas stripped off and managed to get all the old fibreglass off. There are a few patches of wood where the fibreglass was that are rotted. I'll have to replace these sections. Then it comes to the green paint on the inside....I plan to strip and scrape it all out. (quite the task I know).
The seats also need to be recaned. Does anyone suggest I weave it myself or buy the sheets that are already complete? I'm up for learning new things.
With regards to canvasing, I plan to buy no10 duck. I'm stumped on the filler. Any suggests on making my own or where I should buy?
Anyone have an idea of what make this canoe is? 18' in length and 36" width. No decals or serial number that I can see.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Shane
![IMG-20121110-00251.jpg IMG-20121110-00251.jpg](https://forums.wcha.org/data/attachments/19/19343-abb6da36214db8271d768df0f14f4b0f.jpg?hash=q7baNiFNuC)
![2012-11-24_12-55-39_642.jpg 2012-11-24_12-55-39_642.jpg](https://forums.wcha.org/data/attachments/19/19345-b31b2b1fb4d1195c22c83392e87e4b14.jpg?hash=sxsrH7TRGV)
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