cflcanoe- Mine is set with wood framed and cane web seats. It had a few scratches when I bought it but the previous owners were very much, light weekend, lake paddlers and took good care of it.
I, on the other hand, have had a fully different usage as I primarily do "camping" trips of varying lengths from 4 day to 2 weeks, mostly solo. Between those and some river paddling on the Susquehana, it has seen a little more life on its hull.
So yeah, some character marks, like scars, tell us we have done somethings and probably have a story attached.
And thank you for the link. I hadn't seen that in the brief search I did.
Alan Gage- Stored outside but under an overhang so not directly impacted by weather, leaves or direct UV. My barn has a "car port" off one side. It's under that but it's open air flow. I put "car port" in quotes because my wife thinks it's a misnomer since she can't get her car under it because of all the boats. She thinks I have a "problem." The trim is aluminum which I think is unfortunate as a nice wood trim would make a much more appealing look. I suspect that it can be replaced if I choose to.
Frozentripper- I'm using Softscrub on it to clean it and since the hull is white I don't even see any residue. I've had very little staining other than the discoloring I get on my longer trips where the boat has spent a lot of time on the water. Especially the river.
Thanks for the input folks.