Repairing wear to the bow and stern.

[OxbowJay]

Looking for the best way to repair wear on the bow/stern of my Duck Hunter. Skid plates are an option, but what are some other options? Whatever I would like to match the original olive color.

Thanks,

JDG

 

[Alan Gage]

A couple layers of S-glass would be good. A layer of Dynel would be better depending on how rough the hull is being treated. Use peel ply on either one to help with a smooth transition to the hull. Either can be painted afterwards. There are some great tutorials on this site. These are the first few I found but I know he had one that was a little more exhaustive:

Sharp stemmed vee bottomed skid plates made easy

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More Skid Plate Repairs and Retrofits

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Another Skid Plate

Using what I learned, and what I surmised, from the skid plate materials test it was time to lay up another skid plate, and I had one last RX canoe in the family fleet that needed stem protection, the Wenonah Wilderness. I went with a 32” long Dynel top cover over a 29” long strip of 1 ½” wide...

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Alan

 

[Alan Gage]

Another good one:

Skid plates, an evolution

I finally finished topcoating the 2” bias weave fiberglass tape skid plates on the Cronje with black enamel spray paint and thought it was an opportune time to look at some past skid plates and experiments. A Vermont era RX Explorer, with kevlar felt (and I suspect urethane resin) skid plate...

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[Jim Dodd]

I have switched, from Kevlar felt, to Polyester Fleece.
Yeah, Poly doesn't wear as well as Kevlar, but it wears better than regular glass.
The thickness of the fleece will add years of wear.
Polyester fleece ( Sweat Shirt Material ) adds thickness, that can be sanded.
It is available in many colors.

I have used it on all my composite builds.

Jim