That nasty cracked Wenonah Moccasin

[Steve in Idaho]

Finally took the time to start addressing the damage on the Moccasin I acquired and mentioned in This thread.

Here's a photo of how it looked after pulling off the duct tape that's been there for years.


And after I cleaned it (which required shaving most of the crud off with a wood chisel and a lot of scrubbing with acetone)...

You can see by the lack of fading, that tape has been on there a loooong time.

Before and after on the inside.



The outside appears to be only cracked gelcoat. Kevlar strands were stressed to the point of breaking on the inside.

Taking out the seat for refinishing, i noticed that the leading edge of the seat hanger looks like it was ground sharp enough to cut skin.

On the other side, the trailing edge looks the same. WTH, Wenonah? I'll be dulling that blade.

So, what do y'all think? I only have glass on hand. Should I order some kevlar for the inside? Should I do anything on the outside?

The rest of the boat, other than the sloppy skid plates, fading, and scratches looks pretty good. Nothing else that shows any need of immediate attention.

 

[Gamma1214]

Glass (I'm assuming 6 oz e-glass?) should be fine for anything I'd be doing with it (I portage most class 3s) and I think you'll pick up a little impact resistance w/ glass (particularly on the inside). S-glass would, of course, be better but I wouldn't order it or the kevlar for that repair.

I went back & looked at the FB post and you're right... those skids are pretty fugly but the boat looks like a great find.