Replacement Vinyl Gunwales

Island falls canoe was pleased to be contracted by old town recently to build their iconic wooden canoes.

Replacement vinyl gunwales.

We stock full length wood and aluminum canoe gunwales from bell mad river and old town plus hard to find stainless hardware. We have 21 gunwales in stock. If you re not within driving distance consider the ash knockdown gunwale kit. That s true compared to vinyl gunwales but and apples to apples comparison of the weight of wood vs.

Out of stock until 2021 these vinyl gunwales are a great replacement and easy to install. Our integrated plastic gunwales the plastic wins out significantly. 4 piece gunwale set inners 3 4 x 7 8 x length and outers 5 8 x 7 8 x length. Vinyl gunwale replacement starts with marking on the inside of the hull of the original locations for seats yoke thwart carry handle etc.

Replace with vinyl gunwales vinyl gunwales are available for royalex abs canoes and composite fiber glass kevlar or carbon canoes. Does not include decks. Please call or fill out our contact form and we can discuss your options and pricing for each. Our customers seldom have a problem installing gunwales because we supply air dried wood.

In this case i used 3 4 x3 4 wood gunwales inside and outside and you could argue that i could have made them smaller but the result would have still been similar. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Start your gunwale replacement project by visiting or calling north west canoe. Clear straight grain white ash air dried we supply air dried wood because it is easier to bend successfully.

But some canoes with large. Gunwales can then be removed by drilling out rivets or backing out screws used to secure them to hull. We have a few different vinyl decks in stock ranging from 19 95 to 34 95 each. Bring a tracing of the ends of your canoe to see which.

Sold in pairs and includes black rivets.