: I've got the inner gunwales fit and dry clamped in. They fit quite snugly and
: require a little pressure/tapping with a rubber mallet to get the second
: end in place.

: My question is, how tight should they be to allow room for thickened epoxy?
: When I coat both the inside of the canoe and the gunwales with a layer of
: thickened epoxy for gluing, am I just going to squeeze most of it out
: getting it in place because it fits so tightly?

: Patsy
IMHO as long as you pre soak the glueing surfaces with regular thin epoxy and give it time to soak in it will be fine. The West site has the "Way" they have been doing bonding.
Don