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Re: Material: coaming construction methods compare
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/4/2010, 12:18 am

: I've done the stacked plywood; it's nice looking, and effective. I
: did not use the strips for the lip, as Etienne did; that's very
: nice!
: I'm building a Storm LT (or 'was'; amazing what -20 F will do to
: the best laid plans) and someday, will finish the coaming using
: Vaclav's method, modified. I couldn't find any flex ply, so I
: did the riser using the wood strips ala Nick's method; I think
: it will be very nice looking, and quite strong, as well. I
: picked up a bit more than a yard of Carbon fiber cloth on E-bay
: (TGFEB) for $25 (thanks, Bill Hamm). I've run through the
: method, in my head, for 6 months now, including possible
: 'complications'. I think it'll be a nice coaming. Nice thing
: about these methods - they're all good.

Hi George,

That's how I did the coaming on my Disko Bay, Nick's method of vertical strips for the upright and Vaclav's method of the carbon fiber for the lip and inner riser. Worked ok. Not sure I'd do it again that way though, the minicell blocks are difficult to fair to get a nice smooth coaming lip. I think I'd just break down and build a female mold for the lip, it's not that much more difficult and then you have a perfectly smooth and fair coaming lip.

Bill H.

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DaveS -- 1/3/2010, 9:44 am
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Jay Babina -- 1/5/2010, 8:48 am
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Don -- 1/5/2010, 10:46 am
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Jay Babina -- 1/5/2010, 12:53 pm
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george jung -- 1/5/2010, 4:34 pm
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Don -- 1/4/2010, 6:53 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/4/2010, 4:23 pm
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mtkayak -- 1/4/2010, 2:09 pm
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/4/2010, 3:49 pm
Thanks *NM*
mtkayak -- 1/4/2010, 4:22 pm
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Bob Brownie -- 1/4/2010, 11:15 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/3/2010, 12:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/4/2010, 12:22 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/3/2010, 12:28 pm
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kirk Briggs -- 1/3/2010, 11:37 am
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Andy Boyd -- 1/3/2010, 8:50 pm
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tony olsen -- 1/4/2010, 8:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2010, 1:00 am
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Ric -- 1/3/2010, 11:04 pm
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george jung -- 1/3/2010, 3:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/4/2010, 12:18 am
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DaveS -- 1/3/2010, 11:59 pm