: I used One Ocean's CF coaming technique on my Outer Island. The first one
: didn't come out well, the second was acceptable though not as pretty as
: many I've seen online. A few comments: a. It takes patience and care (I
: didn't have quite enough of them on hand at the time) to make the cloth
: weave look nice, to have the lines orient nicely.
: b. I used Vaclav's recommended number of layers, but the coaming IS quite
: thin. I think its plenty strong; I just wonder if it will be hard on my
: sprayskirts, as they wrap tightly around that thin edge.
: c. It softens noticeably in the hot sunlight, and firms up again when cool. I
: assume and hope that this is fine.
: d. It's kind of fun to build.
: e. The gee-whiz factor is also fun, though its a somewhat limited set of
: people who recognize/know/care about CF.

Well...the softening is a factor of the color and since most spray skirts are black too, when the skirt is on it's gonna get hot anyway even if the skirt were white colored. Other than transporting, the boat should be out of the sun, not great idea storing them outside.

Bill H.