: I glassed the coaming riser to the deck before I attached the coaming lip. I
: then glassed the lip too. This makes things a lot easier.

: Your method may be okay but do not then lift the yak by the coaming or you
: may pull it off.

: Pete czerpak albany, ny

The glass fiber links the little strips together to spread the load to other area. This distribute the stress. Glue is brittle and cannot spread the impact load out as well. What weight of cloth you use on the coaming? You may want to switch to lighter but more layers. Oh, by the way, did you bias cut your cloth?