: Unfortunately now with

: It's common for skin canoes to hog unless the gunwales have a good,
: permanent bend (up at the ends) before you install them. Remove
: yours, block them up at the each end, then use hot water and
: heavy weights in the center to make a nice deep curve. Leave the
: weights on for a day or so, and the arc should be more or less
: permanent.

Maybe I should give that a try. As it is now the gunwales are trying to go higher, if I remove the zip ties holding them to the frame they'll lift a little over an inch. I was hoping that just moving the chines down a little farther on the front section would take away the downward pressure, things were fine before they were installed. But I guess in the right spot now isn't the same as in the right spot a year from now. The sections are angled about 10 degrees where the gunwale attaches to give it some arc, but maybe I do need to make sure there's a bit more.

Thanks for the advice.

Alan