: 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?

I used 4 oz cloth not bias cut. Used 2 layers on the coaming inside and 2 layers on the outside before attached the rim. Then did another layer over the inside and the top of the rim once it was attached. added another layer of reinforcement at the front and back for extra help.

Pete czerpak albany, NY