Wallace,

I agree with the above.. Nick's book is absolutely the place to start.

I do have a couple modifications which seemed to work better for me, so I will list them.

I believe it is Much easier to glass the deck before adding the coaming. Once the deck is glassed in and the extra cloth cut out of the opening, then begin the process of putting the vertical sticks in place. Glue between them with wood glue, but hold them in place with hot glue under the deck. Keep them vertical so that it is easy to wrap the lip strips on. If you make the vertical pieces at an angle, then the lip strips will not lie flat on the vertical pieces.

It will be easier to work on the coaming if you put it on at a stage when you can work on the underside of the deck. Perhaps the best time to work on the coaming is after the outside of the deck is glassed, while you are working on the inside of the deck.

When you are working on the fiberglass attachment on the outside of the deck to the coaming, make sure you sand the epoxy on the deck well so that it bonds to the epoxy you add with the roving and the fiberglass.

For all the fiberglass, use strips of cloth cut on the bias - 45 degrees to the direction the threads run. This will make it much easier to bend the cloth into the complex corners you need to get into.

Other than those small additions, I think you will do well to follow the rest of what Nick has to say. It is very complete.

Rick