combing

The 1923 OTCA am I currently restoring came to me with aluminum coamings already removed and without the screws. Can anyone tell me what type, size, material screw I should be using to mount the new coamings? If the photos show the original screws they look to be #4 or #6, slotted, rounded head...

Started restoring a 1923 Old Town OTCA which came to me with aluminum deck combings. It was suggested that this was indeed original to this canoe however I am having a difficult time verifying this. From most of the photos of OTCAs of this era, it seems that they were originally birch. Does...