This work was originally done last August. The inwales are 15x35 Douglas Fir. First the hull and inwale were soaked in neat epoxy for a few hours and they were then brought together with clamps working from the bow backwards. The glue is inclined to start dripping on the floor and it is useful is you have someone to hold up the inwale at the other end. I didn't (her mother wouldn't let her go near the epoxy) so I just balanced it on the open door of a cupboard beside the boat. The inwales were held fast to the boat using 4x18 countersunk stainless steel screws. probably they are not needed - the epoxy is good enough to hold the wood - but I left them there after the epoxy cured anyway.
You need a lot of clamps for this job. They can come off after 24 - 36 hours depending on the curing temperature. There is a lot of cleaning up to be done as well as the epoxy drips down while you are clamping. Most of it ends up in the bin. After it has cured and you have removed the clamps you can tidy up the rest with a heat gun or a sharp blade. For the Stornoway 12 the inwales on both sides took me about 8 hours.
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