You did a superb job of outfitting your restored canoe for single-handed fishing! In my opinion, it's set up FAR better than most factory-built "fishing" canoes and kayaks. As an amateur boat-builder, I have just one suggestion for those who might be thinking about a similar restoration/conversion: It looked to me as if you used a standard polyester resin for your repairs and additions to the existing fiberglass canoe. Although it's more expensive, epoxy resin would be worth some serious consideration for two reasons. 1. Canoe hullls typically flex a lot while in use, whereas cured polyester resin does not. (Epoxy is better at this.) 2. Epoxy bonds far better than polyester to an older, existing) fiberglass laminate (i.e., it's a better "glue.") That said, your canoe will undoubtedly serve you well for a long time. Thanks so much for sharing your project with us. Chris (Maine, USA)

Love this and is now my inspiration as I just picked up a canoe that’s in need of a major restoration! Would love a step by step on this and what you did… I can figure most of it out myself but would love a guide 😅

The way it turned out looks awesome! Thank you for sharing!

Bloody well done Andy. One thing we did to help load ours was bought a ladder roller like the tradies use and installed it on my rear rack.

a hug straight from Brazil, like the video

That is some relaxing shizz to watch....interspersed with panic that my bro has a whole in his boat. Beautiful job mate. Xxx

Such a good watch! Nice job man 🍻

Such a cool reno !! 🤙🏼

You had me worried when you cut that bit off, but it all came together. Well done Andy. You need a camera pole on the front now to record what's happening while you're out in it. Tight lines mate.

Very nice, love the restoration!!

That is a work of art. Saw your rendering skills there. Quite relaxing video! Nice job , catch me some trout Andy

Extremely cool! excellent work there! 🎉

Great work Andy was hanging for this vid can’t wait to fill the dog

Love that. Fishing at its finest

Bloody good job mate. 🎣

Awesome mate. Can’t wait to hit the lakes at the Grampians

Awesome job, outriggers would bd a neccessity for me as well, tight lines mate

flat back with a high seat with outriggers, nice man, i have a very similar setup

Job well done, love the blow up floaties

Just picked up a free canoe, will be doing almost exactly the same to mine except no electric motor. Yet... lol

and how do you steer the motor?

That looks mint

What type of fiberglass did you use?

Awesome

Nice im looking.to do it on mine as well

Please close an update to how this build went and is holding up. Great idea! I think the outriggers are the way to go

Great job! Nicely done, looks like all your work was well worth it. Here in Canada fishing is great however summer camping means constant mosquitoes or no serums. I’d like to add a sleeping berth or arrangement to a stabilized canoe so I can sleep out in open water away from shore. Have you considered doing something like that? Steve (67yrs) Manitoba

Thank God Amen

I'm curious about the outriggers. I've never decided what to use on my canoe.

Why is the blue that went on before the layer of black? Paint?

7:08 A couple of Nev dogs

I’m interested in that rod holder you got there.

this is awesome but the restoration took way longer then 10 mins :P

I'm somewhat shocked that you fiberglassed over painted areas ... I thought one had to go down to the fiberglass ...

Hi Andy is the kid from port Mac

Bin hanging for this