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<blockquote data-quote="bobberboy" data-source="post: 109169" data-attributes="member: 1417"><p>The wood around the top edge is called gunwales or gunnels. It is there to strengthen the top edge of the boat. All open boats have them in some form or another. Most nowadays are aluminum extrusions, usually round but some are square and some even have a built-in slot used to mount accessories like a rod holder without drilling into the boat. Some older boats used wood and also had matching wooden seats. Yours may have been one of those. Somewhere on this site is a project where the builder redid his wooden gunnels and they turned out really well. I looked quickly just now but didn't find it. Maybe one of the moderators will remember. This guy did a really nice job and it would be worth your time to try to find this build.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobberboy, post: 109169, member: 1417"] The wood around the top edge is called gunwales or gunnels. It is there to strengthen the top edge of the boat. All open boats have them in some form or another. Most nowadays are aluminum extrusions, usually round but some are square and some even have a built-in slot used to mount accessories like a rod holder without drilling into the boat. Some older boats used wood and also had matching wooden seats. Yours may have been one of those. Somewhere on this site is a project where the builder redid his wooden gunnels and they turned out really well. I looked quickly just now but didn't find it. Maybe one of the moderators will remember. This guy did a really nice job and it would be worth your time to try to find this build. [/QUOTE]
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