Repairing a large hole in a Royalex canoe
Michael Chase-Salerno
Hi all,
I recently obtained (for free) a 16' Lincoln canoe that is
made from what I believe is called Royalex. It is foam core
sandwiched in ABS? plastic. There is a large hole (about 1 foot
square) at the very rear. I'm looking for any wisdom on the
best way to go about fixing this. I was planning on using
fiberglass, but I'm not sure how to shape it to the contour
of the missing piece or if it is even the right material
to use. Any suggestions??
Also, does anyone know if Lincoln is still around or how to
contact them to get the official advice on how to fix this.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
--
**********************************************************
RS/6000 Division IBM Poughkeepsie, NY (914)433-7933
IBM VM: msalerno at mhv IBM AIX: msal...@hp.kgn.ibm.com
INTERNET: msal...@kgn.ibm.com
Byron Funnell
Michael Chase-Salerno wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I recently obtained (for free) a 16' Lincoln canoe that is
> made from what I believe is called Royalex. It is foam core
> sandwiched in ABS? plastic. There is a large hole (about 1 foot
> square) at the very rear. I'm looking for any wisdom on the
> best way to go about fixing this. I was planning on using
> fiberglass, but I'm not sure how to shape it to the contour
> of the missing piece or if it is even the right material
> to use. Any suggestions??
>
> Also, does anyone know if Lincoln is still around or how to
> contact them to get the official advice on how to fix this.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mike
Never heard of a Lincoln boat. The material sounds like ABS though. You
can buy ABS repair kits which I think work better than straight glass.
It uses a kevlar cloth and abs resin. I have also had luck w/ PC-7 epoxy
to fix smaller areas or smooth out the abs repairs. Glass repairs tend
to break apart if it hits rocks (as in White water runs) because it does
not flex much.
Sorry I don't have more. Good luck.
--
Byron Funnell - The CADMaker
e-mail: 74734...@compuserve.com
e-mail: cadm...@fortwayne.infi.net
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cadmaker
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vcf
Carey Robson
Make a mold from the opposite end of the canoe out of fibre glass. Wax it well.
Attach it to the damaged end (screw it if you have to). Use epoxy. I'm familiar
with Industrial formulator's "Cold Cure", others swear by West System. Don't
bother with Kevlar -- there is no advantage. Good Luck!
--
_________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
Carey Robson
President - Recreational Canoeing Association of British Columbia
Western VP - Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association
Master Instructor
Michael Chase-Salerno <msal...@minnie.kgn.ibm.com> wrote in article
> Hi all,
> I recently obtained (for free) a 16' Lincoln canoe There is a large hole
Brad Snow
Wasn't Lincoln the first manufacturer to produce a Royalex canoe, with
birchbark graphics, before Old Town picked up on it and started making
the tripper?
Brad
Ghyslaine Rioux
I've never repaired a hole in a boat, but I've cut my boat in half to
shorten it and glued it back together. For this I've used Kevlar cloth
with Urethane resin, as it is a little bit more flexible that Epoxy
resin. The results are just great.
Good luck!
Ghyslaine
Don Ford
Michael Chase-Salerno <msal...@minnie.kgn.ibm.com> wrote:
>Hi all,
>I recently obtained (for free) a 16' Lincoln canoe that is
>made from what I believe is called Royalex. It is foam core
>sandwiched in ABS? plastic. There is a large hole (about 1 foot
>square) at the very rear. I'm looking for any wisdom on the
>best way to go about fixing this. I was planning on using
>fiberglass, but I'm not sure how to shape it to the contour
>of the missing piece or if it is even the right material
>to use. Any suggestions??
I repaired a ABS canoe a few years ago that had a large hole burned in
the bottom of the hull. The last I heard, the owner was still using
it. Here's how I did it:
1) Cut the ragged shape in a roughly round shape with a saber saw.
2) Feathered the inside edge with a rotary grinder and left the
outside edge as cut.
3) I called the manufacturer and got a piece of scrap ABS from them,
cut it to size and glassed it in place with a 4-5 overlapping layers
on the inside and 2 on the outside. I used and recommend WEST epoxy
resin and Glass and Poly.
4) If you can't get a piece of ABS, I would suggest proceed to step 2,
then securely tape a piece of heavy cardboard (first cover this piece
wit Saran wrap so the resin won't stick) over the hole on the outside
of the hole.
5) Lay up layers of cloth (you may want to use some mat in the middle
layers to add thickness). You should have several layers on the
inside larger than the patched hole and put one or two layers on the
out side as a running surface. If you are lucky, you may be match the
color of the hull with a pigment to mix with the resin.
Just take you time, use your head and figure it out as you go and it
should turn out fine.
Peace
Don Ford
Kurt Bouman
> >I recently obtained (for free) a 16' Lincoln canoe that is
> >made from what I believe is called Royalex. It is foam core
> >sandwiched in ABS? plastic. There is a large hole (about 1 foot
> >square) at the very rear.
Why not cut the rest of the rear off and make it a square stern? ;)
Kurt Bouman Les vieux chiens
boum...@uidaho.edu ont plus de dignite.
http://www.uidaho.edu/~boum9534/
Department of English --Samuel Beckett
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844 "All forward--------HANG ON!!"