I've looked around a bit on the internet and found a few ideas. But I thought I would just see if anybody here might have found a slick way to repair a hole in a plastic Coleman Scanoe???
Thanks Much.....
Dave

 

Maybe some Billy Mays Mighty Putty? Sorry, I couldn't resist. Seriously, I've had a Coleman 15 foot canoe for close to twenty years and I've never done more than put a mild scratch in it and we've abused it on rocks and stuff a lot. How did you get a hole in that stuff?

I found these two ideas on the web. Maybe they will give you some ideas. Also, here is Pelican's number, they make Coleman canoes. Pelican Consumer Service: 1-888-669-6960

" Had a split in seam repaired with a RV plastic septic tank repair kit and painted red to match with vinyl paint. "

"Last year I purchased a RamX 15' that had a hole dead center of the keel. The hole was approximately 1/2 inch wide by 2 1/2 long. I agree that repairing it with various plastics, marinetex, etc. is fruitless. But they are repairable. What I did has worked extremely well with absolutely no problems while heavily paddling Alaska all season. I drilled multiple 1/4 holes around the existing hole. Used a 3" wire wheel on an electric drill to rough the area surrounding on both the outside and inside of the canoe. Then I used the 'Walmart' fiberglass kit and fiberglassed from both sides. With the roughed surface the glass was able to adhere and it made it even stronger by bonding to itself through the holes. 2 layers of glass on the inside and 4 layers on the outside. The glass tapered down nicely and adds no drag. I've seen patches people have done with soda bottles, laundry detergent bottles, plastic sheet, etc. It all looks crazy to me and adds lots of drag."

 

what do you use to carry ur canoe on ur JK??

 

I don't. I have a Mazda MPV that has a roof rack. I've never seen a rack for a canoe that I would be happy with for a JK. I wouldn't use it that much and it would be in the way all the time. Sorry I wasn't any help with the question.

 

I didn't put the hole in it.....the scanoe was going to get thrown out so I took it home. The hole is in the very end of the stern, on the keel, and it looks like is was dragged across rocks and sand for so long it finally wore down so much that it split. So it's not exactly a hole, but more like a split.
Thanks for the input.....

 

tin, rivets and silicone or try a plastic weld kit and build up the worn area. go to a kayak store and get a repair stick and a torch from the hardware store. put something on the back side of the hole and drip the hot molten plastic from the stick into the hole/ crack, make sure you heat up the edges to get a good strong seem.

 

Be sure to know exactly what you are dealing with in hull material. Some canoes are plastic, some are a plastic/foam/plastic sandwich (a.k.a royalex). If it is a sandwich, be sure to check if the core is damaged (not good).

Bump strips of fibreglass work pretty well to prevent damage along the keel.

Cheers.