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Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/21/2012, 12:34 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid (John Abercrombie)

: Indeed! ;-)

: I've built both 'curvy' and 'flattish' coamings - the former are
: definitely easier to build as you are not fighting the strips'
: natural curvature.
: Reading this from Bjorn Thomasson made me pay more attention to the
: details:
: http://www.thomassondesign.com/en/news/cockpit-rims

: BTW, it seems to be more of an issue with longer cockpit rims,
: where the straight-ish section along the sides seems to invite
: the skirt to 'pop'.
: The easiest-sealing are probably those round cockpits designed for
: Greenlanders with 'compact' waists- just lash yourself in and go
: hunting!
: :-)

Round cockpits present their own problems, least of which is getting in and out :)

I've got one on my NDK Greenlander.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Dave McKinney -- 10/20/2012, 9:05 am
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
John Abercrombie -- 10/20/2012, 11:40 am
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 2:13 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 2:22 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
John Abercrombie -- 10/20/2012, 5:26 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Marc Upchurch -- 10/20/2012, 5:34 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Craig Robinson -- 10/20/2012, 5:48 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
John Abercrombie -- 10/20/2012, 7:53 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2012, 12:34 am
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 7:59 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Dave McKinney -- 10/20/2012, 9:20 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 9:38 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Don Goss -- 10/20/2012, 10:48 pm