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The channel gives a false impression of such narrowness that a boat could not navigate it without scraping her gunnels (gunwales) on either side.
The hulls can be kept narrower by attaching riggers to the gunwales, so that the oarlocks can be placed farther out to carry longer oars.
In the fore and aft sections, there were thorn-shaped oar-rests along the gunwales, indicating that there may have been positions for forty oarsmen.
Poles used for the gunwales are fastened to these stakes.
The gunwales of the inverted canoe rest upon the ends of the yoke, which is normally positioned slightly ahead of the centre of gravity of the vessel.
The straight and level gunwales bend smoothly out and down, while the ends rise, forming a graceful sheer and transforming a rigidly narrow, hollow trough into an elegant watercraft.
The masts were stayed by shrouds which were anchored to chainplates affixed to the inside of the gunwales, rather than the exterior as in wooden sailing ships.
She sank in deeper water with her starboard gunwale just clearing the surface.
The gunwale displays an outside fender and is topped by a covering board.
An additional benefit is the ability to walk along the gunwale to balance the boat's trim fore and aft.
The lowermost deck, the main deck at gunwale level, was the freight house.
The floor of the hold was only two feet below the gunwale to allow for easy loading.
In traditional rowing craft, the pivot point of the oars is generally located on the boat's gunwale.
Except for a light gunwale and wide rubbing strake, the longitudinals were omitted too.
The skipper recorded that the keel bowed upwards as much as 20mm and the gunwale flexed inwards as much as 150 mm in heavy seas.
