Canoe stored upside down, how to 'un-warp' the bottom?

[KRS]

Hey all,

A friend gave me (read: FREE) a canoe. He stored it upside down for years.

It's a 14' coleman plastic canoe.

Because it was stored upside down on the bow and stern, the keel of the canoe succumbed to gravity and fell down, er.... in, er.... up. Well, it all depends on how you're looking at it.

When the canoe is sitting upright, the middle is several inches higher than the ends. Has anyone fixed this?

I'm trying to think of ways to make this serviceable.

Thank you,

KRS

 

[Bondo]

Re: Canoe stored upside down, how to 'un-warp' the bottom?

It's a 14' coleman plastic canoe.

Ayuh,... Every Coleman I ever seen had an aluminum pipe running the length of the keel,..
Inside the hull of course...

 

[KRS]

Re: Canoe stored upside down, how to 'un-warp' the bottom?

Out here in fairweather AZ I've never seen one, and I've been on quite a few boy scout outings in different canoes.

Got looking a little closer, this has a false floor with foam underneath it.

The false floor kept floating when I added water.... now I know why ::