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Posted by: kayamedic on Dec-28-12 5:43 PM (EST)

Louisiana sun and alu gunwales make me wince..They can get hot to handle.

Most likely the vinyl gunwales have an inner stiffener of aluminum . But I am not sure.

In either case I would not worry about having enough rigidity.

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Aluminum or vinyl gunwales??? - timothy585 - Dec-28-12 5:24 PM
- Ow! - kayamedic - Dec-28-12 5:43 PM
  - I was just about to say the opposite - guideboatguy - Dec-28-12 5:56 PM
- So now that we have - kayamedic - Dec-28-12 7:08 PM
  - Have to admit... - timothy585 - Dec-28-12 9:38 PM
    - Nah..neither will bend - kayamedic - Dec-28-12 10:17 PM
- In ww circles, vinyl tends to crack - g2d - Dec-28-12 10:48 PM
- Vinyl Would Be My Pick - wildernesswebb - Dec-29-12 5:04 AM
- For what it is worth: - JackL - Dec-29-12 5:39 AM
  - Thanks... - timothy585 - Dec-29-12 12:59 PM