Gull Lake Boat Works
173 McCormack Street Toronto, ON, Canada

Spring is here! Finally! So stoked for the sun. Here are a few more shots of #glbw custom canoes and repairs on the water. This could be #you out there. It should be you. I wish it were me. #customcanoe #woodcanoe #canoerepair #woodboat #handmade #fiberglassrepair #glbw #toronto #canada #candlemass #bewtiched

Spring is coming. Here are some shots of some #glbw #customs and #repairs in the field. #customcanoe #woodcanoe #canoerepair #woodboat #handmade #fiberglassrepair #composites #toronto #canada #epifanes #minto #custompaddles #thatsapaddlin #bewitched

A few shots from inside the bellehs of some #custom #minto #canoes. #GLBW is the only one that makes them! #customcanoe #woodcanoe #cedarcanvas #canoerepair #woodboat #handmade #fiberglassrepair #toronto #canada

To fill and seal #canvas, most builders have their own unique method and materials. #GLBW impregnates its canvas with #WEST #epoxy resin and fillers. User-friendly, relatively quick to cure, durable, and flexible. But the best part is with this method we can open-up the canvas to affect complex internal repairs, and replace the skin almost without blemish. Shown is a 22' freighter canoe, that was impaled on it's sister's rack during a storm. That's a clean 2"x6" hole! #customcanoe #woodcanoe #canoerepair #woodboat #handmade #fiberglassrepair #toronto #canada

For anyone looking for something a little bigger, we recently acquired this 17'Nomad #cedarcanvas #canoemould. Lofted by TedMoores of BearMountainBoats and built in 1994 by RollinThurlow and RonFrennette, it's a tweaked version of the classic #Chestnut #Prospector "Fort." I hope to start one by April! #customcanoe #woodcanoe #canoerepair #woodboat #handmade #fiberglassrepair #glbw #toronto #canada #ilovebacon

So... the story with this rare #Wm.English 16' #canoe is that it belonged to the family of #farleymowat. Rejected by the Peterborough canoe museum, it found is way to #kilcoocamp and is now the loving embrace of #GLBW. The keel line is no longer water tight, and the finish is reptilian. Plank break in the bow and stern deck damage. Not sure what tack we'll take - hoping for a full refit/restoration... but not mine to decide. Keep posted for more on this unique project! #canoerepair #woodcanoe qwoodboat #restoration #refit #customcanoe #Toronto #canada

Just brought this beauty back home to #GullLake, #Minden. An original #Minto 16' in pretty bad shape, as you can see in some of the tandem shots: needed new #canvas filled with #westsystem #epoxy; both sexes rebuilt; full #gunwale set; rib rebuilding, three ribs with multiple breaks; new deck; new brass stem bands replacing the original aluminum; new extra deep keel; hardware replacement common steel - silicon-bronze and brass; etc etc etc. NB: this one was NOT made by M...ay Minto, as it does not exhibit her trademark features. NB2: the original "R.A. Minto" decals, later replaced by a simpler design for "Minto Marine" in Minden, complete with 705 phone number. She turned out great in #Epifanes Yellow #36! A golden god. Custom floatable seat pads in navy duck were also arranged, but still with upholsterers..... Check out our Instasham page for more canoe stuff! See more

Just brought this beauty back home to #GullLake #Minden. An original #Minto 16' in pretty bad shape: needed new #westsystem #epoxy -filled #canvas, both sexes rebuilt, full #gunwale set, new deck, #brass #stembands, hardware replacement, etc etc etc. She turned out great in #Epifanes Yellow #36! Check out our Fakebook page for full repair pics! #customcanoe #canoerepair #woodboat #glbw #woodcanoe #Toronto #canada #imagoldengod

Chestnut Prospector "Forte" 17', #1316 An exceptional hull in excellent condition; only needed bow apex repairs and minor plank replacement. New fasteners and hardware and canvas. Original keel, 2nd generation gunwales (previous repair). Caned seats! Also switched out aftermarket dish yoke for a more decorous centre thwart.

Just grabbed a few canoes worth of #whitecedar plank. 8-12', #airdried since 2002, very nice. Also: #ghostfacekitteh likes the #bbq cover #customcanoe #woodcanoe #canoerepair #fiberglass #Kevlar #cedarcanvas #toronto #canada #eazye