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Storing your Canoe

If possible, store your canoe under cover. Sunlight is the most harmful natural element to boat materials and will have an adverse affect no matter what type of boat you purchase. If you have to store a boat outside, put it in the shade and use Armour All or any other UV inhibitor to protect the hull. Covering a boat with plastic will cause moisture to build up next to the hull and will fade the gelcoat.

Ideally, a canoe should be stored upside down and off the ground (on sawhorses). This avoids hull deformation. Always rack a canoe on the gunwales as they are designed to bear the most weight. Tie your boat down, too. Strong winds can move even the heaviest boat.

Keep in mind that your canoe is meant to be used. To enjoy your canoe to the fullest, paddle it in all appropriate kinds of water. Splash through shallows, run rapids, beach it on the gravel bar next to that perfect camping spot, tie it while you land that big one.

Along the way, the boat will show this use. A nick here, a scratch there. That's part of the history of you and your canoe.

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