Hey, all-

Still working on that Chesapeake 16LT.

I've been reading the thread on superlight build methods, because the owner's going to have to wrestle it herself most of the time.

In an effort to eliminate heavy epoxy, I'm considering a composite fiberglass or carbon fiber cockpit coaming, rather than laminating up the plywood coaming that came with the kit.

Have any of you done this on an unglassed ply deck? Is it strong enough for thigh bracing on that keyhole shape? Do any of you know of a source for a pre-fab coaming?

I'm not sure how I'd create my own, without some kind of form to lay up the glass. Anyone have a building technique or how to site for coamings they've built?

Thanks,
Brian