: Getting in we often hesitate to hold the coaming lip for fear the weight of
: our body would bear too hard on the wood, specially on folding SOFs that
: have laminated coaming pieces.
: Perhaps it would be a good thing to place a vertical leg that would just fit
: the distance between the coaming and the chine on each side of the yak,
: for the time of our getting in, to be then stored horizontally during the
: trip, or on a permanent basis.

If you are going to need this to get in or out, it would be best to just build it in as a permanent brace. If you have to carry it as a separate piece it can go astray, If it stays with you, then you still have to count that weight.

PGJ