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And, for what it's worth, I got most of the polyester resin (I'm guessing that's what it was) removed. A combination of a heat gun and a putty knife removed the bulk, followed by xylol for final residue, did the trick. Too much xylol/rubbing would eventually start removing a bit of color from...

frozentripper - I like it! I nicely rounded piece wouldn't need to be very big to suit the purpose. Thanks for the idea.

Thanks for the extra confirmation. I'm hoping to get the boards ripped tonight.

Thanks for the feedback. Ultimately I'm not sure that I want to be a wood gunwale canoe owner. I don't mind doing the work now, but I'm horrible at fall maintenance (loosening screws, inspecting and touching up wood finishes). Starting in September I have hunting seasons that take me into...

I'm putting gunwales (first time) on a wreck of a MR Explorer. I looked at Poplar, and may end up going that route, but ended up picking up some of Home Depot's cedar tone southern yellow pine treated deck boards. Had read opinions from others that SYP was adequate. I would have preferred...

Hey Joker, I picked up a MR Explorer recently. I'm fixing some cold cracks and probably filling in some deeper gouges. Curious what color you used? Looks pretty close to the original. Did you tape around the decals, or apply new? Thanks.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll tackle the stern pad in the next day or two, and will do the touch-up on the bow one, then. I have it sanded down pretty good, but will do the touch-up with a brush that you recommend, and put a thin top-coat on to get it a bit darker before I paint it. I also...

Mike, thanks for your detailed instructions. I completed my first skid plate today. I ended up using Dynel (or maybe it was Xynole - the website product listing had both for the same item) and Peel Ply from Duckworks Boat Building Supply. The Peel Ply was a gracious almost 2-yard cut, while the...

Good advice, thanks. I have some T88 epoxy. I haven't experimented on such a vast array of items yet, but it is pretty amazing stuff. I built a camping "adventure" trailer box a couple years ago. I didn't listen to the advice to use epoxy for all the wood joints and screw heads. I thought I...

Thank you both for your quick and thorough replies. You've given me a lot more confidence to give this a shot. I'll go with the 32 oz kit of g/flex and if I use more than half of it on the bow end, I'll know to order more - though it doesn't sound like I'll need to. I'll be sure to post my epoxy...

Hey Mike, nice job. I just picked up a Penobscot yesterday that has some bottom damage (mostly bow, but some on the stern) that I'm going to cover with skid plates. After reading the opinions here and elsewhere I've decided to try a single layer of Dynel with peel ply, and use g/flex epoxy. If...