Best way to store an aluminum canoe

[esox07]

Is there any drawback to storing a canoe upside down in the sun? The spot that I plant to keep my canoe in the summer will get full sun from sun up to about 2pm each day. Is that going to be OK or should I find a different place?

 

[GA_Boater]

It's aluminum, no harm. Put it on something to raise it off the ground.

 

[esox07]

Cool GA boater. I was hoping that would be the response. Yes, I plan to put it on saw horses or something similar. Thanks for dealing with the dumb questions. I am just really excited to have a boat (canoe) again and anxious to get it out on the water....problem is, all the water around here this time of year is hard water.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Aluminum doesnt care about sun

 

[Woodonglass]

Based on your wanting to coat the inside with truck liner, storing the canoe upside down will act similar to an Oven if its in direct sunlight. this will probably have and adverse effect on the truck liner. I dunno!!!

 

[esox07]

I would only be coating the inside bottom of the canoe to prevent passengers and gear from slipping and sliding. The canoe would be stored upside down so it would not be exposed to sunlight except when in use. Besides, bedliner is designed to be tolerant to the sun as most truck beds don't have covers.

Since the sun would be hitting the bottom of the canoe, it wouldn't get abnormally hot due to the inside being coated with bedliner.

 

[Scott Danforth]

For bedliner, your using a 2-part cross-linked urethane product from Rhino liner or Line-X, correct? Or are you going to try one of the tar-based crud in a can or DIY single part solvent based products that stay gummy and are dissolved by most solvants and chemicals?

 

[Woodonglass]

I didn't mean the truck liner would be exposed. I'm saying the heat generated UNDER the flipped canoe will be intensified. Don't know if the higher heat would affect it or not. Heck give it a try, Worst case is it'll peel off and you can start again!!!

 

[esox07]

For bedliner, your using a 2-part cross-linked urethane product from Rhino liner or Line-X, correct? Or are you going to try one of the tar-based crud in a can or DIY single part solvent based products that stay gummy and are dissolved by most solvants and chemicals?

Yah, I have decided to skip the bed liner just out of caution, but I have the stuff "Herculiner" paint on liner in my truck for three years now. It is cast iron and I have spilled a lot of stuff back there to include many automotive fluids. The liner is strong, solid and adhears very well, at least to my truck bed. But, Like I said, I am going to forgo the bed liner and either find some commercial stuff that is designed for boats or I will just leave it as is.
I have to wait until it warms up around here so I can go out and wash and clean it up real good to see exactly what I have.

 

[Scott Danforth]

The local Rhino Liner Company down here makes a killing on fishing boats. He's backed up for about 3 months. You can't beat it, everything just hoses out.

I've never had luck with herculiner, or any of the other DIY bed liners