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Coleman Canoe wrapped around a rock - need parts
Michael Daly wrote:
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. As I recall the aluminum gunwales on older Colemans were not like the sleek aluminum gunwales on higher-end modern canoes, they were more akin to the bumper of a '57 Chevy. Thick, massive and clunky - I think you would need a really big wood gunwale to match that strength. But it's a good suggestion - instead of paying the cost of a single replacement gunwale it would be cheaper to replace both of them with wood. I'm thinking a two 16 foot pressure treated boards, each ripped lengthwise to form a massive inwale and outwale and then screwed together with decking screws. It would be inexpensive, easy and quick, and the parts are available at any Home Depot or Lowes - it's a '79 Coleman; spending more than $25 or 25 minutes on repairs is a waste of time and money. |
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