Gunwale Design Question

Hey there WBP,

 

Does installing gunwale blocks for the inside gunwale have a structural function?  I've seen boats that have attached the inside gunwale directly to the hull without the blocks.  Must save quite a bit of time but wondering if this compromises anything?

 

I am thinking about doing a quick and cheap drift boat build and it seems like doing a simple gunwale is an attractive thought.

 

Thanks for any ideas on the matter.

-Kelly

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Permalink Reply by Joel Sauder on May 3, 2011 at 9:49pm

I wonder of you used a tar or pine resin sealer on the seams if that would help it go up in flames.  Some day, Some Day.

 

 

Permalink Reply by lhedrick on May 4, 2011 at 9:04am

I will say this,  I am never going boating on any river with crocodiles.  For me the Zambezi is out.

 

Kelly, the fish weir plan is killer.  You are always in front to the pack.

 

The Deso run is just around the corner.  50 percent probibility of 44000 CFS. I plan to stay a long way from those monster cottonwoods going down river.  Got back last week and only a few small adjustments need to be made on the new boat.

 

Sorry about pulling this thread away from the gunwale discussion but, I just couldn't help trowing a jab at that sweep boat line.  I hate those things.

Permalink Reply by Robb Grubb on May 4, 2011 at 10:32am

A wood sweep scow... cool. Oil and turp the heck out of the bottom, then it will burn!

The cool thing about sweep boats, (rubber or wood) as Brad says, it really does teach you about new techniques about skinning the same cat (riverology) and your eyes are about 8 feet above the water and you can see everything, and it also teaches you about committing to a line (I've been told I have commitment issues)...

Some rafting manufacture's bumper sticker says "always look downstream", they have obviously never been run over by a sweep boat on the Salmon or a 120 foot fir tree on an Alaskan river...

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