Stem Deck plate assem

[Vince]

Hi, Restoring 1941 OT 18' Guide. Not sure how the stem, inner & outer gunnels and deck plates are tied together as they are rotted apart. Need to replace 4" of stem on bow and stern. Anyone have pictures or a drawing that would help. Thanks

 

[Benson Gray]

The messages and pictures at the link below can be a good place to start. Good luck with the project,

Benson

Thread 'Rebuild rotted tips'

Jan 18, 2013

Rebuilding tips of canoes seems necessary so often simply because otherwise well meaning people find it easy to set a canoe on the ground, overturn it, and leave it there. True, the seats and ribs/interior are protected, and dry for when next you use it. But leaving the tips on the ground means premature wood rot. We see it so often.

I am editing this to put in what I feel is a VERY VERY important point. You need to know what the original stem looked like both side and top views. I made a template using a 17 ft OT HW. I have been back to the other canoe a dozen times and more. I cannot...

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[Worth Gretter]

Vince, I read the advice of Bruce Whittington about creating a stem bracket, in the thread mentioned above by Benson.
My version of the bracket is at https://forums.wcha.org/threads/stem-joint-to-deck-and-inwales.19047/
I needed a spacer because my decks were thinner than my inwales. I hope you can make that out in the pictures.