Va Beach v20 project

[kamikaze]

Kracker

I did a similar cap this past year on an old closed bow I converted to a center console to knock around on.

I made the gunwale ribs out of a mold fashion from a 2X6 (rib front) and two (sides) 1/4" inch MDF panels screwed to the sides of the 2X6 that were cut to match the side wall of the hull. I went with three per side as well, but for a 16 ft boat is was probably overkill


I then glassed a 2X4 on the top inside of the gunwale ribs side so that I could screw and glue plywood gunwale from the top as well as from the side walls of the hull . I used "2" urethane insulation on top and shaped it with the belt sander to soften the lines of the cap.

One thing I didn’t do that I should off is build up a lip on the inner rail so that spray doesn’t' flow into the cockpit if it makes it to the gunwale. It would have been easy to do with the urethane had I thought about it. Glassed all with 1708 and couldn't be happier. It is lightweight and quite strong. I'm able to walk the rail and there is no give what so ever.

Kamikaze