: Pete, Having just finished the same step on my Expedition. I will say, I
: prefer the glass the deck first approach. Last week I asked about the
: coaming laminations and got some great ideas. I recut my laminations to
: 5/16"X 1/8" from the 1/2" wide ones I had originally cut.
: This was the width Ross said he used. To make things go easier, I
: installed one lamination per day. I cold bent the strips around the
: coaming (dry) and made one butt joint one each strip. I let the strip stay
: clamped for an hour or so, removed the clamps and reinstalled it with the
: thickened epoxy and lots of clamps alternating one c-clamp and one spring
: clamp. I cleaned off excess epoxy and waited till the next day to do it
: all over again. It took 5 days to get my 5/8" coaming lip but they
: are all even and gap free.

: Larry C.

Instead of weaving the butt joints, I think a more uniform rendering is achieved by starting the 1/8" strip w/ a long(say 3in) taper. Then make sure the ends are randomly spaced around the circumference( so they're not readily found), but all you have to do is keep winding and winding until the desired width is reached. The last end can taper back to itself say at the back. Aside from this last taper, or maybe even notwithstanding, I think it will be hard to find the joints or see where it starts or stops. Obviously no fitting is required, and is easy for us dumber folks. A nice uniform consistent result.

(I'm using the approach shown on that recessed coaming dwg)

-mick