Oh, yeah... got it. I call 'em oar stantions. Those ones on the Zizumara were hand cast by a brass worker here in Seattle. I can get a name for you if you'd like.
Folks usually use blocks to separate the inner gunwale from the side of the boat, placed roughly where the ribs might have gone. This is where the bolts pass through.
I'm a big fan of just bolting the gunwales on at the ribs. When you need to do gunwale or side panel work you can have the gunwales off, intact, in about twenty minutes, and on again nearly as fast.
A friend asked me to replace her gunwales a few years back. What should gave been a two-day job took over a week, most of which was spent rebuilding the boat's side panels from the destruction ensuing from the gunwale removal.
Comment Wall (7 comments)
You need to be a member of Wooden Boat People to add comments!
Join Wooden Boat People
Oh, yeah... got it. I call 'em oar stantions. Those ones on the Zizumara were hand cast by a brass worker here in Seattle. I can get a name for you if you'd like.
Hi Ben, Glad to hear you are building a boat! Wondering what you mean by sockets? -Cheers, Kelly
Got it. Thanks again.
A friend asked me to replace her gunwales a few years back. What should gave been a two-day job took over a week, most of which was spent rebuilding the boat's side panels from the destruction ensuing from the gunwale removal.