Jim_in_No.MN
paddler and restorer
I'm about to start work on repairing the inwale ends and stem ends on a 1936 Old Town Guide model canoe. The inwale ends came together in a long mitered joint at the stem, and apparently, were nailed down into the ends of the stems. I'll need to replace the stem end and the inwale ends a both bow and stern. I was planning on replacing these in the same configuration. But, has anyone taken a different approach? I have seen other canoes where the inner rails are joined to the stem end in mortised joint. This seemed stronger than a couple of finishing nails, but would I just being making work?