svenbob
Curious about Wooden Canoes
Ok, working on a 15' Picard and of course the inwale and planks at the stems are secured by steel nails. I have read that the steel will eventually rust away and that they should be pulled and replaced by copper nails. It sounds like this is quite a chore and the boat is holding together well for now. So would it be easier to just drill additional holes and putting in one or two copper nails in the ribs/inwales and planks/stems for the day when the steel rusts away?