Yesterday, we also purchased the paint, and fiberglass resin, resin hardner and cloth. The fiberglass materials were found in the automotive/bodywork section at Canadian Tire. The paint is regular exterior house paint.
The original plans call for copper rubbing strips to protect the ends of the canoe which today are pretty hard to find or costly. Back in 1974, as a substitute for the copper strips, I used fiberglass to reinforce the ends of the canoe to protect it against abrasion, wear etc. and worked very well over the years. Working the material is a little tricky and takes patience and some fancy techniques none-the-less. I hope I remember what I did last time. Fiberglass cloth often had a mind of its own and was hard to pin down.
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