Replacing Wood Gunwales on a Blackhawk Zephyr Canoe

[@JAlvisllc]

Nice job. Why did you laminate the inner gunnel and not the outer as well?

[@AlderCreekKayakCanoe]

Great question! Inwale needed to be deeper/thicker to accept the vertical hardware for the hanging seats. Outwale just needs to receive the horizontal hardware, sandwiching the boat with the inwale.

[@JAlvisllc]

@@AlderCreekKayakCanoe Thanks for the Reply. I'm doing they same thing on a 19' Grumman. Your video has been very helpful.

[@cdgarrett1]

Where did you get the wood for the gunnels? I can't find anything in 18.5 foot length. Are these inwales and outwale laminateed in order to get the necessary length?

[@AlderCreekKayakCanoe]

We go lucky and had some old sets laying around because they were oddball sizes - perfect for this little solo. Finding continuous lengths has been a crazy challenge lately. Everyone we've talked to has had to use scarf joints to get to an appropriate length. The reason we laminated the inwale was to get something just thick enough to drop bolts through for the seat hangers. If you hunt hard enough, there are scarf joint gunwale kits out there, but there are a little tricky to find. Otherwise check with a local hardwoods supplier and see what ideas they can come up with. Good luck!

[@adamsons2890]

Great job. Are the gunnels pre dried or green?

[@AlderCreekKayakCanoe]

Already dried!