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Step 12Sew Boltrope into Gunwale Hem
Now that you've made the permanent stem seam, you skin has an inside and an outside. All the messy seams and flaps should end up on the inside of the skin. Make sure you fold the cloth hem along the gunwale toward the inside of the skin.
Cut two lengths of polyester cord a few feet longer than your boat. Fold them into the gunwale hem so they overlap at the sides of the boat and wrap around the bow of the boat.
At the side of the boat, mark the midpoints of the gunwale onto the edge of the cloth.
Sew the gunwale hem. When you get to the side, poke two holes in the hem a foot or so apart.
Pull the ends of the cord out through the holes. The next step shows how.
Between the holes the two cords overlap.
Cut two lengths of polyester cord a few feet longer than your boat. Fold them into the gunwale hem so they overlap at the sides of the boat and wrap around the bow of the boat.
At the side of the boat, mark the midpoints of the gunwale onto the edge of the cloth.
Sew the gunwale hem. When you get to the side, poke two holes in the hem a foot or so apart.
Pull the ends of the cord out through the holes. The next step shows how.
Between the holes the two cords overlap.
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