gunnels

It won't be long before it's time to put the new outer gunwales on. I'd like to be historically correct, if possible. 1. What size screws were used? 2. Do the screw heads go on the inside or the outside, once clear of the decks? 3. Is the screw head flush or countersunk and plugged? .

I tried to steam bend new cherry outwales for a 1915 OT Charles River I am restoring. I soaked the last 4’ of of the outwales for a week and steamed them for about an hour. The dimensions are ~1” square. It’s the same stock I made my inwales with but every piece cracked. Unlike the inwales...