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Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
By:Paul MacIntyre
Date: 8/17/2010, 11:39 pm

Hi All,
Cuningham recomends sewing the 3/8"square wood flange/ lip on the coaming with the stiches spaced 2" o.c. this seems way to widely spaced to me. I'm thinking that 3/4-1" o.c. would be better. That would put a lot of holes 3/16" from the top edge of the 7/16" thick coaming. I wondered if that would weaken the coaming to much. Both the coaming and flange are ash. What do you think?

thanks

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Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
Paul MacIntyre -- 8/17/2010, 11:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
Bill Hamm -- 8/19/2010, 12:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
Mike Savage -- 8/18/2010, 9:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/18/2010, 5:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
Paul MacIntyre -- 8/18/2010, 7:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
john faas -- 8/18/2010, 11:17 am