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Repairing a Royalex canoe- Advice and Repair

I doubt the dent could be pulled or pushed out, but I'm not positive. Never tried anything like that. To smooth it back into shape, you could fill it with auto body putty, such as Bondo, and paint it.

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Thanks for all the ideas. I'm new to chats like this so I apologize for doing things wrong. I'm ignorant to all of the steps and protocols.
Yeah it was a pretty hard impact. I canoe the Payette River here in Idaho and it has some pretty narly rapids. I canoed the Hoh and Sol Duc rivers in Washington as well this summer. I am working on my skills for whitewater because I want to do the Kootnaei and Selway.
I did try to push the dent out some but I stopped because I didn't know if I would just make it worse and create a crack that would break all the way through. I have read some things about a product called GFlex and I thought I might be able to grind out some of the cracks and fill them.
Are the wrinkles that happened on the sides a problem? Does it make a weak spot or is it similar to a dent in an aluminum canoe? As far as the deck it is pretty much shattered.
 
Thanks for all the ideas. I'm new to chats like this so I apologize for doing things wrong. I'm ignorant to all of the steps and protocols.
Yeah it was a pretty hard impact. I canoe the Payette River here in Idaho and it has some pretty narly rapids. I canoed the Hoh and Sol Duc rivers in Washington as well this summer. I am working on my skills for whitewater because I want to do the Kootnaei and Selway.
I did try to push the dent out some but I stopped because I didn't know if I would just make it worse and create a crack that would break all the way through. I have read some things about a product called GFlex and I thought I might be able to grind out some of the cracks and fill them.
Are the wrinkles that happened on the sides a problem? Does it make a weak spot or is it similar to a dent in an aluminum canoe? As far as the deck it is pretty much shattered.

Oh, so it was you who bought that red Prospector. :)
I was looking at that, but the timing was all wrong for me. I'd take a look at it if you'd like. I'm assuming you're in or near Treasure Valley.
 
I'd chalk up the smaller dents and creases as "life happens" and ignore them for the most part. If the damage doesn't expose the inner layers it's mostly cosmetic.
For that big sucker in the bow, I'd try angling it so it's straight down, put a sandbag in the interior and using gentle heat see if gravity will aid in it popping back out, BUT be very careful with the heat- if using a gun keep it moving, and never let any one spot get too hot to lay your hand on. With luck a couple of hours of this may soften the various layers enough for it to slowly push it back out, leave the sandbag inside until it's fully cooled to prevent it from caving in again as it cools.
It doesn't always work, and even if it does you'll still have easily noticeable damage that might require some G-flex and kevlar repairs. Body fill won't work because at that depth it'll pop off as soon as the boat needs to flex at that point, plus it'll add considerable weight and create balance issues when portaging it
 
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