Also, I'd like to know about what it's worthIt's 30 years old, 15 footer in mostly good shape.
yES WAX WILL HELP IT GLIDE OVER ROCKS(YOU CAN USE CAR WAX/POLISH! a RUBBER MALLET IS OFTEN TIMES USEDSUCCESSFULLY, AND A DEADBLOW HAMMER, WITH A PIECE OF WOOD SHAPPED TO A GENTLE CURVE.HELD AGAINST THE HULL WHILE A DEADBLOW HAMMER HITS IT (FROM THE INSIDE OF COURSE.) iF YOUR CANOE IS 30 YEARS OLD, THE VALUE, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME DENTS, IS PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 100 TO 125 DOLLARSsCRAPP ALUMINUM HERE IS 55 CENTS A POUND, SO AT 80 POUNDS IT WOULD BE WORTH ABOUT $45.00 AS SCRAPiF YOU LIKE IT, i WOULD JUST KEEP IT UNTIL IT IS TOTALLY WORN OUTi BUILD WOODEN CANOES AND THEY GLIDE OVER ROCKS WITHOUT CATCHING ON THEMmY PERSONAL CANOE HAS ABOUT 11,500 MILES ON IT, ALL ON SMALL ROCKY RIVERS IN THE APALACHIAN AND OZARK MOUNTAIN AREASyOU COULD ALSO MIX GRAPHITE POWDER AND EPOXY AND PAINT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CANOE WITH THAT (AFTER REMOVING THE DENTS) THIS WILL PROVIDE A SLICK, ALMOST BULLET PROOF COATINGjUST SAND THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL BEFORE YOU APPLY THE EPOXY(WITH A FOAM ROLLER.) WEST EPOXY IS THE BEST MARINE EPOXY MADE, BAR NONEi HAVE SEEN 100 FOOT ONE MILLION DOLLAR BOAT HULLS WITH WEST COVERING EVERYTHINGIT DRIES CLEAR WHEN APPLIED OVER FIBERGLASS CLOTH, SO YOU CAN SEE THE WOOD GRAIN ON MY CANOES AND KAYAKSiT IS AVAILABLE FROM jAMESTOWN FASTENERSSSSSSS, INC OF rHODE iSLANDgOOD LUCK AND STAY SAFE!!
yES WAX WILL HELP IT GLIDE OVER ROCKS(YOU CAN USE CAR WAX/POLISH! a RUBBER MALLET IS OFTEN TIMES USEDSUCCESSFULLY, AND A DEADBLOW HAMMER, WITH A PIECE OF WOOD SHAPPED TO A GENTLE CURVE.HELD AGAINST THE HULL WHILE A DEADBLOW HAMMER HITS IT (FROM THE INSIDE OF COURSE.) iF YOUR CANOE IS 30 YEARS OLD, THE VALUE, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME DENTS, IS PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 100 TO 125 DOLLARSsCRAPP ALUMINUM HERE IS 55 CENTS A POUND, SO AT 80 POUNDS IT WOULD BE WORTH ABOUT $45.00 AS SCRAPiF YOU LIKE IT, i WOULD JUST KEEP IT UNTIL IT IS TOTALLY WORN OUTi BUILD WOODEN CANOES AND THEY GLIDE OVER ROCKS WITHOUT CATCHING ON THEMmY PERSONAL CANOE HAS ABOUT 11,500 MILES ON IT, ALL ON SMALL ROCKY RIVERS IN THE APALACHIAN AND OZARK MOUNTAIN AREASyOU COULD ALSO MIX GRAPHITE POWDER AND EPOXY AND PAINT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR CANOE WITH THAT (AFTER REMOVING THE DENTS) THIS WILL PROVIDE A SLICK, ALMOST BULLET PROOF COATINGjUST SAND THE BOTTOM OF THE HULL BEFORE YOU APPLY THE EPOXY(WITH A FOAM ROLLER.) WEST EPOXY IS THE BEST MARINE EPOXY MADE, BAR NONEi HAVE SEEN 100 FOOT ONE MILLION DOLLAR BOAT HULLS WITH WEST COVERING EVERYTHINGIT DRIES CLEAR WHEN APPLIED OVER FIBERGLASS CLOTH, SO YOU CAN SEE THE WOOD GRAIN ON MY CANOES AND KAYAKSiT IS AVAILABLE FROM jAMESTOWN FASTENERSSSSSSS, INC OF rHODE iSLANDgOOD LUCK AND STAY SAFE!!
