Gunnels installation question

[BWCA66]

So the question is, does anyone (else) prefit their inner gunnels along with their decks and then put them together in a football shape and then fit them in the canoe and install them right along with the outer gunnels?


I'll post more pics of the process as I work on this later in the week.
Greg

 

[memaquay]

Simple answer from me...nope. Inners first, one at a time, then decks, then outers

 

[Jim Dodd]

No
Years ago,I watched two guys at the Zimmerman, Mn. Bell factory do it that way.

Went pretty fast.

That works best in a production shop, where you are working a lot of the same canoes, out of a mold .

Me ? I dry fit my decks, then the inwhales, using screws. Remove and apply thickened epoxy, and reattach. Yeah takes longer ! But no screws showing, no holes to plug, plus my gunnels are permanently sealed. Takes a lot longer, but worth it to me.

After the epoxy has set a few days, I glue on the outwhale, capping the hull.

Pics

 

[Boatman53]

I’ve done it that way a couple of times. It works well.
Jim

 

[Cruiser]

I do the inners first, then the outters and finally fit decks after that.