26/02/2025
Hi All. This is a late SOS call to what Pat always referred to as our ‘latent talent community’. Unfortunately one of our Canoes - Couttsee - took a hammering at HB Champs and sustained extensive damage. We have managed to get the fibreglass work done and the canoe is watertight and the bulk heads and internal bracing appears to be intact. The problem is the front draw bar - hopefully the pictures depict the problem - but essentially it has been bent and the canoe is lopsided and does not sit in its cradle snugly. It will also not ride smoothly in the water and will not steer straight. Our fiberglass repair man does not have the tools or expertise to straighten it, so I am hoping someone with some engineering skills out there within our community can help. We leave for Nationals next Wednesday - appreciate it’s short notice - but we thought it was being fixed. If anyone can help please PM me.