NorthWest Canoe Professional Repair Shop

Extend the life of your canoe with

Kevlar skid plates!

If your canoe has a Royalex/T-formex hull (vinyl-ABS-foam sandwich), it's time for skid plates when lighter colored ABS material or foam core starts showing.

If your canoe has a composite hull (Kevlar, fiberglass, carbon, etc.), exposed fabric on the bow or stern means it's time.

Have a composite kayak?  Skid strips look cool!

We offer both wood and aluminum gunwales! Gunwales stiffen, strengthen and protect the edges of the hull to help hold the shape of the boat and preserve it under all foreseeable uses and abuses. Gunwales also must be strong enough to support the seats, thwarts and yoke under all conditions.

Need new gunwales?  Not sure?  See below to send us an email. 

Disasters happen...vehicles, tree limbs, river rocks, hail and wind storms can all play a part. When your hull is broken and twisted and you wonder whether it's worth repairing, send us an email. If it is a composite or ABS layered hull....you can most likely paddle that boat again!

Seats wear out, deck-plates and yokes can crack or rot, we can give your canoe a facelift.  Let our experts give your old canoe new life and a new look.