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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming with knee braces
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/5/2008, 9:57 am

: About the cut the coamings for my SOF I am working on. I was think about
: trying to build in some knee/thigh braces into the coaming. Since I am
: stacking wood for this anyone have an dimensions rough or otherwise to use
: as a guide line?

: Or is this something I will just have to sit in the boat and figure out what
: works for me?

Take a look at the top views of yaks with keyhole cockpits, the area on the coaming that's narrowed for the knee braces starts just in front of the seat.

Personally I like minicell foam braces, but they need a wood support.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Coaming with knee braces
Kudzu -- 12/4/2008, 7:41 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming with knee braces *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 12/5/2008, 3:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming with knee braces
Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2008, 9:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming with knee braces
Brian Nystrom -- 12/5/2008, 8:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming with knee braces
Kudzu -- 12/5/2008, 9:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming with knee braces
Brian Nystrom -- 12/6/2008, 7:12 pm