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Permalink Reply by Mike Thomas on May 9, 2016 at 6:27pm

No need to use nails for the wraps. Check out how I did mine 3/4 way down on this page. You might have a better idea, but that worked really good for me. You dont really need that tape, but it really held the parachute cord good so I could let go when my hand got tired during the wrap.

http://westcoastwoodenboats.ning.com/forum/topics/14-mckenzie-style...

On the chine cap, (or did you mean the rail?)thats the place water will get through the screw holes. I use Sikaflex, its a gooey sealer/bedding compound/adhesive that seals good on the back of chine cap and the screws, but will come apart some day if needed to to replace the cap

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Permalink Reply by David Witton on May 10, 2016 at 6:23am

You'll find some good information on wrapping at 

http://shoelessmusings.blogspot.com/search?q=oar+wrap

Nails aren't a good idea. 

As Mike says, you'll need to bed the chine cap in a polysulfide compound - Jamestown sells Life Calk, that's what I used. The goal is to use enough so it fills completely and squeezes out.

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