straightening aluminum gunwales?
I just found a very nice Shell Lake cartopper from the 50's or so. While
I'm fixing 50 years of bumps, paint and "regrettable DIY," I was thinking of removing the gunwales to have them reformed and heat-treated. Alternatively, I was thinking of replacing all the metal with functionally equivalent wooden peices. Ideas? Advice? Thanks in advance. |
straightening aluminum gunwales?
I don't know what a Shell Lake cartopper is, but assuming it's a canoe,
go with the wood. Any competent cabinet shop can run you up a set of gunwales. Oil them several times with Watco Danish Oil or similar _before_ you install them. You'll end up with something as functional as plus much more attractive than aluminum. Steve mulroys wrote: I just found a very nice Shell Lake cartopper from the 50's or so. While I'm fixing 50 years of bumps, paint and "regrettable DIY," I was thinking of removing the gunwales to have them reformed and heat-treated. Alternatively, I was thinking of replacing all the metal with functionally equivalent wooden peices. Ideas? Advice? Thanks in advance. |
straightening aluminum gunwales?
It's kind of a Frankenboat. A cross between a square stern canoe and a
rowboat. Very stable and beamy. I was leaning towards wood. Thanks. I'll post pics when I'm done. Bob wrote in message oups.com... I don't know what a Shell Lake cartopper is, but assuming it's a canoe, go with the wood. Any competent cabinet shop can run you up a set of gunwales. Oil them several times with Watco Danish Oil or similar _before_ you install them. You'll end up with something as functional as plus much more attractive than aluminum. Steve mulroys wrote: I just found a very nice Shell Lake cartopper from the 50's or so. While I'm fixing 50 years of bumps, paint and "regrettable DIY," I was thinking of removing the gunwales to have them reformed and heat-treated. Alternatively, I was thinking of replacing all the metal with functionally equivalent wooden peices. Ideas? Advice? Thanks in advance. |
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