Recent content by UrbanJ

OK... that's pretty cool history and thank yo for sharing! (I LOVE HISTORY!! That's one of the best parts of living in Virginia.) I am enjoying the heck out of the canoe and want to make sure it lasts a LOOOONG TIME! I wish I knew if it originally had wood gunwales. I may pick up some ash...

Should I not use G/Flex to fill in those scratches? Should I go with an abs heat treatment?

Sounds like I may be having to replace the gunwales in the future. I am into woodworking and while I would love to replace with wood, I think I will stick to vinyl as it will be stored outside and will be less work... that is IF I choose to replace them. Right now I am more worried about the...

Totally correct on the canoe seat. The Gunwales were replaced with vinyl.

Even if the scratches are through the vinyl and into the pvc? Should I fill them with West System 655 to make sure the damage doesn't get worse? I am wondering if I should just make the decks from fiberglass as opposed to trying to find decks that would match. I wish I knew who made the hull.

I recently purchased a used canoe and need to make a few repairs but I have NO idea what material was used in the construction. (Is this Royalex?) I am hoping someone can help me out! This canoe was a rental from the Shenandoah River Company and in the past they would build their own canoes so...