Canoe Repair & Outfitting

Greenwave understands canoe design, materials and outfitting. From composite fibreglass and epoxy/Kevlar boats to plastics such as Royalex, Polyethylene, Twin Tex and the new T-Formex, we've repaired boats that were ready for the landfill. Outfitting and repair for tripping and whitewater includes:

• Solo and Tandem WW outfitting (flotation anchors, thigh straps, knee pads, saddles, etc.)
• Kevlar bang plates
• Grab loops
• Gear lashing points
• Spray skirt installation
• Crack or hole repair
• Gunwale replacement

We do not have experience with full wood canoes or wood canvas canoe repair.

A Major Repair

As an example of the possibilities, the photos below show a 16' Dagger Dimension that was wrapped around a bridge pile and almost torn in half. On the right is a picture of the same hull, now an 11' solo whitewater canoe made from the two halves of the Dimension, which is pictured below running Hopi's Hole on the Kicking Horse River, near Golden, BC.

The two halves were joined with Kevlar and fibreglass after the amount of rocker was determined. New gunwales and thwarts were installed along with a saddle and all new outfitting for solo whitewater paddling. The new "Frankenboat" is short and playful, with perfect width, rocker and soft chines for beginner to intermediate solo whitewater!