HungryJack
Curious about Wooden Canoes
Hello everyone. I have a restored 1933 wood and canvas Old Town that was damaged on a recent river trip and I'm looking for some advice on the best way to repair it.
The impact caused damage about the size of a grapefruit that broke through the canvas hull and broke the plank behind it. It is high up on the recurved end and very close to the bow so hard to reach from the inside. I do not think I can get the plank back flush with the hull to glue it so I need to brace it enough somehow that I can then repair the hull itself. Which is my real question. Assuming I can brace the spot from the inside, what is the best way to repair and seal the puncture to the hull? Imagine someone punched it hard with their fist - that's exactly what the damage looks like.
Any advice would be appreciated. I don't expect the repair to be perfect either structurally or cosmetically but I want to do the best job I can. I'm in Nashville, Tennessee and don't know of anyone close who could do this work. Thanks in advance.
The impact caused damage about the size of a grapefruit that broke through the canvas hull and broke the plank behind it. It is high up on the recurved end and very close to the bow so hard to reach from the inside. I do not think I can get the plank back flush with the hull to glue it so I need to brace it enough somehow that I can then repair the hull itself. Which is my real question. Assuming I can brace the spot from the inside, what is the best way to repair and seal the puncture to the hull? Imagine someone punched it hard with their fist - that's exactly what the damage looks like.
Any advice would be appreciated. I don't expect the repair to be perfect either structurally or cosmetically but I want to do the best job I can. I'm in Nashville, Tennessee and don't know of anyone close who could do this work. Thanks in advance.