This website belongs to the GulfQuest Board. For information about museum tours, classes, fieldtrips, and event rental space, please go to gulfquestmuseum.com
Media
LOADED TO THE GUNWALES
We say this after overeating, or when a vehicle is full. The gunwale (gun'nel) is the strip of planking highest on a boat's side. If a boat is dangerously overloaded, water can pour in over the gunwale and sink it.