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Re: Cockpit coaming
By:Todd Fry
Date: 12/5/2000, 2:13 pm
In Response To: Cockpit coaming (Ben Staley)

I agree with Ross. On my Guillemot, I glassed the deck after filling in the recess, but before stripping the vertical part of the coaming. It all went very smoothly. I can only imagine the extra headaches that would be caused by glassing the deck with the vertical part of the coaming already in place.

Todd

: I've just about got the horizontal strips filled into the cockpit area of my
: Guillemot and was wondering if most of you glassed the deck before cutting
: out the cockpit and putting in the vertical strips?
: I see from Kent's web page he did the horizontal stripping then just let the
: cloth drape over the opening and then cut it out after it set up a little.

: From the pictures in the book it looks like Nick has gone as far as
: installing the vertical strips before glassing but in other photo's the
: deck is already glassed.

: I'm looking for a little of the wisdom that comes from experience. Thanks for
: your help.

Messages In This Thread

Cockpit coaming
Ben Staley -- 12/5/2000, 12:32 pm
Re: Cockpit coaming
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 12/6/2000, 7:01 pm
Re:How's the Baidarka coming?
Scott H. -- 12/7/2000, 7:37 am
Re: Cockpit coaming
Tony -- 12/5/2000, 5:27 pm
Re: Cockpit coaming
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/5/2000, 4:46 pm
Re: Cockpit coaming
Mike -- 12/5/2000, 5:40 pm
Re: Cockpit coaming
David Hanson -- 12/7/2000, 1:59 pm
Re: Cockpit coaming
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/6/2000, 8:39 am
Re: Cockpit coaming
Jack B. -- 12/5/2000, 4:02 pm
Just call me headache *Pic*
David Hanson -- 12/5/2000, 3:30 pm
Been there done that.
Dale Frolander -- 12/6/2000, 2:10 am
Re: Been there done that.
David Hanson -- 12/7/2000, 1:53 pm
Re: Just call me headache
Dean Trexel -- 12/5/2000, 7:39 pm
Re: Deepest sympathies
Ross Leidy -- 12/5/2000, 4:00 pm
Re: Just call me headache
Ben Staley -- 12/5/2000, 3:57 pm
Re: Cockpit coaming
Todd Fry -- 12/5/2000, 2:13 pm
Re: Cockpit coaming
Ross Leidy -- 12/5/2000, 1:32 pm