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Re: Glassing the Coaming
By:Jay Babina
Date: 11/12/1998, 9:04 am
In Response To: Glassing the Coaming (Steve A)

The one boat I did with the Nick Shade type of coaming and lip glassed easily although I found it time consuming. I made my coaming about three inches high. I wrapped some roving strings around the bottom as Nick suggested and wet thm out. then I just cut a few long strips 3 inches wide and glassed the outside coaming. Then I glassed the inside with 4 inch strips that I cut a series of gussets in so the cloth would wrap under the deck. Later I ran a tiny filet around the base of the outside coaming.

Then I rough cut the coaming about an inch high. Now I laminated my lip on -first sanding the coaming for a good bond. Ran a tiny filet under the lip. Cut and rounded over the lip 3/4 high and coated it with several coats of epoxy. Never glassed the lip! Used the boat hard for one year and casually for 3 more. No problems. I don't know if Nick glasses his lip. I never did.

Messages In This Thread

Glassing the Coaming
Steve A -- 11/11/1998, 7:27 pm
Re: Glassing the Coaming
Jim Gabriel -- 11/12/1998, 10:19 am
Re: Glassing the Coaming
Jay Babina -- 11/12/1998, 9:04 am
Re: Glassing the Coaming
Nick Schade -- 11/12/1998, 8:53 am
Re: Glassing the Coaming
Marty Hangarter -- 11/11/1998, 10:35 pm
Fast epoxy
Jay Babina -- 11/13/1998, 9:24 am