Glad it was helpful! so far, my repairs are still holding up, and it's been something like 3-4 years. I could have gone above, and beyond with making it look new again, but hey, it's just a canoe. hahahahaha

@@3ToeCustoms Glad to hear it's still holding! I'm new to working fiberglass & I tend to procrastinate tasks that I think I wouldn't get right. Your video is, at the same time, inspiring & assuring. Thanks for your effort & for posting!

Not a problem, Happy this helps to show that an old canoe can still have some life to it with a little work. been about 4 years since the repair, and it's still holding up nicely.

You're extremely welcome. I'm happy this video was able to help someone out. I can't afford a new canoe, and got this old one really cheap. It had a lot fiberglass rot, and would have just kept cracking. So I figured best to remove the larger sections. It's not the prettiest canoe on the water, but it's very strong, and it don't leak. Good luck on your fix.

Much appreciated! thank you

Thank you very much. Glad to see my video has reached so far across the world to Scotland. That's pretty cool. Been a few years, and the repair is still holding up good. Cheers from Canada.

No problem 👍 glad this video helped you out. Only thing I can add, is that it's not necessary to use as much hardener as I did in the video, I was under a tight time frame, and needed it to harden as fast as possible. So just use the recommended amount in the instructions that come with the resin for best results.

Hahahaha. That's a good one.

It's the way she goes bud

This guy got his grade 10, easy! Thanks for the good info 3-toe!

hahahahaha. that's a good one bud. thx. g.e.d for the win. lol

not a problem, happy this video helped, and good luck with your project.

Biggest lesson learned after starting some fiberglassing last night, was how important it is to mix the hardener and resin well. In the same batch, I had some spots set up better than others. I suspect where it stayed tacky, I was pulling from the edges of the square container that were not well mixed. Live and learn. Round container, and mix well. Next time!

yes. deff important to mix well, and not use to much hardener. i find that certain brands clump up easier than others as well. also, dab a bit more than brush. i found a cheap 20$ set of fiberglassing tools really came in handy as well.

no prob bud. been holding up well since last year, and i go into some rocky areas sometimes.

Also where did u get the roller...is it metal?

i purchased a fiberglass tool kit from Amazon. it comes with a few different metal rollers that really comes in handy to get all the air out between layers, and working larger projects. the plastic cling wrap makes separating the fiberglass from a mold easy, or in this case a backing that is removeable for a double sided job. i found fiberglass tricky to work with at first, but after some practice, and research. i find it's an awesome product to work with, and the possibilities are endless.

Thanks, will do!

Thanks

Thank you, happy you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for the tip!

hahahaha. well, we are both maritimers.

Good luck buddy. Been 4 years and these repairs are still holding up well. Maybe just don't use as much hardener as I did. Lol I was under a time crunch, and needed it to dry fast.

The Bondo Brand is readily available, and easy to find. As far as the tools that I used go, I got those from Amazon, and are just fiberglass rollors.

oh wow. thank you very much.

Hey Matt, thanks for the comment, it's nice to see this video is still helping people. I used a flap disk on an angle grinder to help speed things up.

thx bud. got 2 summers use out of it so far, and still holding strong.

thx. been a couple years already, and still holding up good.

Glad it helped

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks.

good tip. thx

that sucks. so far my fix is still holding up really good, and i drag it in snow during winter, and rivers in the spring, hahaha

it's made of fiberglass.

You're welcome! glad to see this video is still helping people out.

@@3ToeCustoms yeah,Im gonne fix up a canoe myself,,its really thrashed(!) after my friend let it smash under the snow last winter,its almost broken in two haha,,but im gonne give it a try.

yes. it's spray adhesive. made by 3M.

@@3ToeCustoms Thanks!

not necessary no. the patch is well sealed when you do it both inside, and outside. i never painted mine, and it's still as good as the day i patched it.

@@3ToeCustoms thanks for the reply man I had a big crack down the side of my scott canoe did what you did in this video turned out great

@@simonhenhoeffer8934 awesome buddy, glad to hear my video helped you, and you're able to get more use out of your canoe.

hahahaha. that's hilarious. i figured i was the only one. hahaha

100%

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You're very welcome.

Also for your paint roller, are you using a specific roller or just the metal part?

what i'm adding to the resin a hardener so that it activates the resin. without it the resin won't get hard. depending on the fiberglass resin you buy it usually comes with a small tube of activator. Bondo is a brand that's quite popular, and you can buy the activator separate. you only use a few drops, and mix it well. if you add to much hardener it will set to fast depending on the temperature you're working in. if it's colder outside i like to use a few extra drops of hardener, but if it's hot out the resin will set faster. the roller i'm using is a purpose made tool for laying fiberglass, and it to remove any air between the layers. you can find affordable kits on amazon by simply searching fiberglass tools. it usually comes with 3 different rollers. you will need acetone to keep them clean after each use as well. fiberglass can feel overwhelming to work with at first, but once you get used to it, you can do so many things with it. get a box of rubber gloves, and change them often as it's hard to handle the fibered glass with sticky gloves.

@@3ToeCustoms man, thank you so much. Your video makes it look effortless which encourages me to jump in and do my own. JB weld clay and flex seal only give me so much haha. This fiberglass thing should be a good reassurance that I won’t sink. Thank you again!

It was all well saturated, and rolled. Been 4 years, and it's still holding up perfectly with no air bubbles. Thanks

the filler won't absorb into the matting, so would be better off just trying to use the filler. that type of filler is strong stuff, but also brittle. the filler would prob work on the short term, but beware that it will prob crack, or break off if impacted on rocks. it's not really something i would use to try, and repair this type of damage.

nothing a quick shot with the sanding disk doesn't take care of. i could see duct tape working ok on smaller holes.

pretty close, but on the Canadian side of the border in New-Brunswick

@@3ToeCustoms ohhh i figured when you fiddleheaded

thx for the tip. I use different techniques depending on what I'm doing, and material I use. this stuff sets fast, and globs up. so you don't have a lot of time to sit there, and dab it. after I'm done rolling it, the cloth's plenty saturated.

I did it my way, as I felt like doing it at the time, and it's been 4 years with no issues, so it's effective, and works. I used extra hardener because I needed it to harden faster, as I was limited on time, and during the time of year I was doing it, the weather, and brand resin was making it take longer to harden than I had. So I used my better judgement, and it payed off. Thanks for the comment though, gets me more views.

@@3ToeCustoms I’m glad it held. I did say it would probably hold. However, it’s always better if people know because if someone used that technique somewhere it did matter they could have problems. FYI, commenting is the best part of KZfaq.