gunwales

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'm hoping to restore an Old Town OTCA, I've been looking for a supplier for materials. Island Falls Canoe looks like a good resource however similar to most places, gunwales are too long to be shipped and I'm trying to avoid scarfed gunwales. Does anybody know of any suppliers in Virginia for...

Hey everyone, I'm ready to canvas and put replacement gunwales on my boat. It's an 18' CS model with 'closed spruce rails'. I'm completely unsure what the pieces and profiles are to cover the edge of the canvas. Attached is a closeup of the inwale and cedar siding, and a diagram of the 2 ways I...

I have an OT canoe that needs new inwales & outwales, decks and stems. I am mostly worried that the canoe will lose it's shape when I am disassembling it. I am thinking of just cutting off the forward and rear-most couple of feet of the gunwales and using temporary battens screwed across the...