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On 27-Jul-2004, (Jeff Potter) wrote:

I know of an old kevlar racing canoe that's been stored upsidedown on
sawhorses for a decade. It has sagged and now it has a lot of reverse
rocker. Bummer. Can this be corrected? What about storing it right
side up with logs in the center? --JP

I seem to remember some folks complaining in the old days about creep
in Kevlar. I haven't heard much about it lately.

I'd guess that the process is reversible. But don't put logs in it.
I'd try something like sand spread out evenly over the whole inside.
Don't forget that its own weight caused it to bend; if you weigh it
down with some other weight distribution, it will bend back according
to _that_ load. Expect it to take quite a while.

Mike