My self rescue did work for me I swam to shore hanging onto my canoe that had flotation at each end enough to keep it from sinking like a rock. Cold water is best to avoid but we get anxious early spring then there's some people that don't have a choice up in Alaska...
Paint with Epoxy from a boat type store then you can light sand then polish with a buffer and buffing compound. First I would grind out the damaged parts and hand lay fiberglass mat with resin to fill in the bad cracks. Make sure you grind out all the damage so it don't spread fiberglass is very...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV898zjdK7Q&t=62s
I seen this video in the link above the other day and thought it might be a great upgrade for me. I have a huge fear of being swamped in cold water I know 2 people that have died from this. I survived a flip myself once in cold water close to...