I have a 20+ years old Coleman canoe model # 59078719 17FT. It wasn't used much in the last 15 years so it just sat outside upside down. It looks like it got hot enough to cause it to sag when it sat upside down causing the bottom to lose it's shape. I didn't notice any instability when I was in the back (at 250 lbs.) with a 100 lb. passenger in front. When I was in back and had a 100 lb. passenger in in the middle with another 200+ lb. passenger in the front it became VERY unstable. I'm looking for some inexspensive ideas on how to fix this. I've thought about putting some conduit under the center cross strut on each side similar to the pipe in the keel. What do you think of this or is there some thing that would work better? I've looked into either buying or making some canoe stablelizers but both would cost more than I really want to spend right now. Plus they're just something more to haul when the canoe is used. Thanks Chuck

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What year did coleman manufacture ram-x 15 - serial number 5905c700

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Jul 08, 2014 • Boating

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I have a really old coleman canoe & the front seat support bars are broken.Any ideas how to repair or where to find replacement parts? Coleman says its discontinued so no parts from them.

Compare with a Pelican canoe, and see if its parts will fit.

Alternatively, make something similar out of aluminum tubing or hardwood.

Do consider if the boat is actually worth fixing. A used Coleman can be found for $250-350, and if you do much canoeing a used (better canoe) can be found for $450-550 in most areas.

Jun 05, 2014 • Coleman Boating

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Skid plate for coleman conoe

Try any canoe / kayak store and ask for skid plates. These are usually at least $20 to buy the plates alone, plus the stuff to install them. Adds 1.5 to 3 pounds. For a Coleman, which is very flexible, you might have to install carefully and with flexible adhesives rather than epoxy. Think about whether you really want to do it.

Cost for a shop to do it is probably $100 or so, and a worn Coleman is not worth that.

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I have a coleman canoe about 1978ish model 5907-719 17 ft. I can't find a replacement center thwart. Any ideas?

Post a picture of what it looks like, if you can.

If it was wood, then just make one. Else make a wooden one to fit where the Aluminum would have been. That is the usual thing to do with older boats, and cost-effective.

If you really care about the canoe, seek out an old one for sale "well used" and buy it as a replacement or for parts. An elderly Colman is not worth a lot, so don;t spend a ton on fixing the first one.

May 24, 2013 • Coleman Boating

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Tv stays on for 15-20 minutes and then picture blacks out, Can't turn back on. Unplug and plaug in again but still only last 15 - 20 minutes. new lamp, no difference.

Back - light problem. Check and replace damaged component/s at its back-light inverter board, or replace this board as card basis. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. It will be best to replace the inverter board as card basis.
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I just received the family canoe my husband had when he was little from my sister-in-laws who has kept it in the back yard for the last 12 years. It is in need of some TLC. The paint has wore off in...

Go to a local marine/boat store. They carry fiberglass repair kits for boats that should work on the canoe. There are systems out there that will coat the canoe and make it last a long time. They also have gels that restore the shine to fiberglass that are pretty amazing, but you would not want to put that on before restoring the damaged areas. Using marine-grade plywood would be a good start, but then seal it with a spar varnish in a can to give the wood a long life. The crack in the panel should be sealed as water can collect in that space, hopefully the outside hull only has the cosmetic cracks that can be filled before re-gel coating it or polishing it.

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I can't find any id on my old scanoe, how can i get an id number for it.

I have one from the 1980's and found numbers stamped on the side stern quarter, hard to see

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How do I fix my badly faded canoe, colour is red and only faded down one side?

I would recommend painting it with a type of paint that would adhere to the material the canoe is made of whether that is aluminum, fiberglass, etc. My guess is that you have been leaving only half of the canoe in the sun, so when you store the canoe, either keep it in a shaded area or cover it with a tarp to keep the sun off.

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Take a look at this webpage. It has a really inexpensive canoe stabilizer you can build at home.

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Something that is cost effective. Sounds like you got the right idea. Some PVC piping maybe.

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This is something that worked for me, but I have no idea if it was the right way to do it or not.

I first, figured out the shape that the bottom should be in and then cut 2 each 3/4" plywood pieces, sealed it, sealed it again and then you guessed it sealed it again. Then I use a kerosene heater to heat the skin of the boat to expand it as much as possible, and then insert the two plywood pieces while the heat was still applied. I drilled four holes for each piece and then used rubber grommets on the inside and outside and screwed into the plywood to hold them rigid. Then took the heat away and let everything cool down. The skin really tightened up around the plywood strengtheners more than I thought it would, and made it very stable.

A word of caution: Wear gloves and long pants because the metal skin gets very hot and I wore the marks on my knee and hand for several weeks. And the skin has to be very hot for this to work very good.

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Yes, I screwed through the skin and I placed the plywood strengtheners equal distance to cut the canoe into three equal parts. And you don't have to take it completely to the top. I took mine 3/4 and later modified it to 1/2 way up.
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I sealed it with marine spar varnish, either 3 or 4 coats and put a coat on about every two years to maintain it.
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Yes, that is where I got my original idea! If it hadn't of worked I was going to junk the canoe because it was so badly warped from the sun at altitude that it was very unstable. I just had to modify the size appropriately.
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Your welcome. Your welcome.

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