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Paul,

See this new article on "How to refinish Teak Gunwales the Hard Way".
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=88

Probably lots or reasons why they did this in 2 pieces.
Cost of longer pieces
Easier to ship shorter pieces
Easier to work with short pieces
etc...

Yes, you can make them one piece as I have known others to do this also.
It might also be a little more difficult to work with a 1 longer piece as opposed to 2 shorter pieces. Depends on your equipment and if you have helpers.