Jim Dodd

Yes, sand off the varnish. Jim

Looks great.

I went with the dynel, and bought some Medium Blue pigment. Came out better than I hoped!

Another option. In stead of Dynel, or Kevlar ? Try 100% Polyester Fleece, ( Sweat Shirt material). I've used it in place of Kevlar...

Don't worry about it . Paddle it ! I've paddled many Royalex "Hogged" canoes, while participating in river clean ups. It will get...

Lol, this image conjured up thoughts of Alan manically scouring the internet for the last few weeks looking for a goat in a canoe. You...

That's me and my buddy Roscoe out for our first test paddle. Once he's a bit more used to the canoe, and has put on some fat, we're...

I've always been puzzled by banging the gunnel with the shaft of the paddle. A canoe is a great craft to silently approach game, for...

Using a stick to elevate your legs while paddling is a smart and effective trick. It shifts your posture, relieves lower back pressure...

Any business that makes vinyl signs for trucks, can do this for you. Local boat shops should also have a source for you. I greatly...

A couple days ago I needed to remove the grip from a ZRE paddle to shorten it. This paddle had already been shorted once and the grip...

One needs to know the difference between heat, and Ultraviolent light . Epoxy will degrade under long periods of sunlight exposure...

I omitted, something we builders take for granted. Lightly sand, before applying a cloth patch. You need this for a mechanical bond...

That's true. When I joined this forum my canoe looked like this: 20160405_004 by Alan, on Flickr And now it looks like this...