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Re: Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/19/2010, 12:20 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: sewing on coaming flange (Paul MacIntyre)

: 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

Just recently, for whatever reason, I've seen several topics on I think the Greenland kayak forum all saying they sew it on at 1" intervals. I've got no experience doing that, just passing it along.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

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