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Help with Mounting gunwale to fiberglass
Hello-
I've searched through here for people with problems similar to mine but haven't seen anything. I bought a fiberglas dingy, about 10 ft. last year. The old wood working had rotten, esp. on the gunwales. I stripped everything, repainted the hull, and now have started on the gunwales. I am using poplar, 1/2" wide X 1" deep. The bow of the boat is completly round. It doesn't come to a point. What is the best way to mount the gunwale? When I took the old gunwales off, they were staggered. The inwale would extend 36" and the outwale would extend 60", and it would be the opposite on the other side - inwale 60", outwale 36". The remaining two pieces would extent down the hull, and around the round bow on both the inwale and outwale. Is there a reason for the staggering? I am guessing the structure as a whole is stronger this way. What is the best way to re-mount this? I have triedcutting lengths to the length they were before, but I snapped a few. Now I have it rigged so there is about 36" of the bow, all curve. This is my first major boat project, and I am a little lost. Thanks Luke ---------------------------------------------- Posted with NewsLeecher v1.0 Final * Binary Usenet Leeching Made Easy * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet ---------------------------------------------- |
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Help with Mounting gunwale to fiberglass
Luke,
You seem to have two issues here. The staggering of the joints was intentsional, but is not best practice. Best practice on a boat as you describe would be to have no joints. As a piece that long would be logistically difficult. It would probably be a scarphed up blank that was planed to size. Again, it would be arranged so that the joints were staggered. The bending will be tough unless you steam bend it. I never steam bent poplar, so I can offer no insite there, but white oak does real well and it glues well at the scarphs. Best Of Luck Matt Colie Luke Krummel wrote: Hello- I've searched through here for people with problems similar to mine but haven't seen anything. I bought a fiberglas dingy, about 10 ft. last year. The old wood working had rotten, esp. on the gunwales. I stripped everything, repainted the hull, and now have started on the gunwales. I am using poplar, 1/2" wide X 1" deep. The bow of the boat is completly round. It doesn't come to a point. What is the best way to mount the gunwale? When I took the old gunwales off, they were staggered. The inwale would extend 36" and the outwale would extend 60", and it would be the opposite on the other side - inwale 60", outwale 36". The remaining two pieces would extent down the hull, and around the round bow on both the inwale and outwale. Is there a reason for the staggering? I am guessing the structure as a whole is stronger this way. What is the best way to re-mount this? I have triedcutting lengths to the length they were before, but I snapped a few. Now I have it rigged so there is about 36" of the bow, all curve. This is my first major boat project, and I am a little lost. Thanks Luke ---------------------------------------------- Posted with NewsLeecher v1.0 Final * Binary Usenet Leeching Made Easy * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet ---------------------------------------------- |
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