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Michael Daly Michael Daly is offline
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Default Coleman Canoe wrapped around a rock - need parts

wrote:

That being the case I'd suggest that the replacement needs to be a
relatively beefy aluminuim gunwale.


Wood gunwales will be stiffer and lighter than aluminum. You can make them from
scratch, whereas aluminum has to be extruded to shape.

Mike