Repair of Royalex canoe

[ThomT]

I have an royalex old town canoe and theere are some cracks in the hull they don’t go all the way threw but I can see the different color of the Rolalex. I talked witha local canoe shop he said the only way to go in with a repair kit that uses a heavy pice of plastic that sticks out like asore thumb when I asked hima about the kit that old town has for sale he said they wouldn’t work well. I talked with the people at old town they recomended the kit with the fiberglass tape. Has anybody tried the kits form ld town if so how did they work and hold up. thanks ThomT

[Micmac]

I suggest you contact NorthWest Canoe. They will be able to answer your questions, concerns and help you with this repair. Email dennis@northwestcanoe.com

[cliffjacobson]

Nyah, Royalex canoes are easy to repair. Just sand off the outer vinyl layer–inside and out–then use boat-building epoxy (not hardware store stuff) to fill the crack. If the crack is small this is usually enough. If you’re a belt and suspenders person, epoxy a fiberglass patch over the crack on the inside of the hull. If you’re a security nutso add a second patch to the outside of the hull to cover the crack. When the epoxy is hard, sand the patches baby-bottom smooth–feather the edges–then spray paint them to match the hull. You’ll hardly know they are there. My Royalex canoes have been repaired this way many times–never a failure.
Cliff Jacobson

[Kashif]

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