Thanks - I've owned the boat for about 15 years and only had a 4hp on
it once for a day. As far as I know it never had a motor on it before
that. I'm not really that concerned on how much it is worth, I live on a
lake and it's a nice roomy and stable canoe that I can take the kids out
paddling with once in awhile. I've had 3 kids and one other adult in it
(I sat on the transom paddling) and it was quite comfortable, so if I
can fix it myself and get a few more years out of it I'll be happy.



Carey Robson wrote:
Here's Western Canoeing's link: http://www.clippercanoes.com/

I believe you have a Clipper Ranger. This model would have been built
between 20 and 26 years ago. Epoxy resin and 8 oz. glass cloth is the most
effective way to fix it. After being repaired the boat will at best only be
worth $250 Cdn. -- so you decide if it is worth repairing. In addition since
it is a square stern and the transom is extremely damaged it may be
reasonable to assume that a motor was used on it. If this is the case, the
entire fiberglass hull may be fatigued from wave vibration. You may be
wasting your money repairing this one.
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Sincerely,
Carey Robson
www.CanoeBC.ca


"Glen" wrote in message
news:K2DLg.5941$0k7.2126@clgrps13...

New to the group - greetings to all!

I have an old clipper square stern canoe that is somewhat worse for wear.
I want to fix it myself, pretty sure that it is doable, as most of the
damage is cracked / missing fibreglass. I've spent the last hour googling
fibreglass repair, but cant find much in the way of comprehensive DIY
fibreglass repair.

It's and old boat, but quite stable and very useable, I'd like to fix it
myself but if I have to I'll take it to a repair shop.

There are some pictures of it on http://howtofixthings.net/canoe.html that
show the areas that need repair and the extent of the damage.

Is it adviseable to tackle this myself, if so, does anyone here know a
good online resource that can get me started with DIY fibreglass repair?

Or should I just take it in and get it done professionaly? (there are no
boat shops within 220 kms of me)


thanks in advance!