Recent content by fatman1955

I think the mystery of how it happened is more of an issue than any desire to do anything about it. I think I will let common sense prevail and pass on any serious intervention. I got free paddles out of my efforts to drag it home. It was a flat bottom design (I think) so I may cut the center...

I have a 15-foot square back fiberglass canoe from the seventies. The fiberglass itself is in great shape. No soft spots, no cracks, no delamination. The gelcoat is completely deteriorated though. It was freebie I accepted on a whim... Sort of like a free kitten. I think I know why the...