: I glassed the outside risers prior to putting on the combing lip. It took
: three (or maybe 4 pieces on the outside, to get a single layer. It was not
: to hard.

: The inside of the risers got two layers of glass.

: The combing lip itself... 3 layers of epoxy, zero layers of glass. It is made
: of Ash, and Cherry.

: I've not used the kayak much, but I have rested a good portion of my weight
: on the riser/lip getting in and out. (holding my torso up on the palms of
: my hands, directly on the combing lip) I weigh 190 lbs. This was in the
: shop, and the on the one and only paddle thus far.

: I'm not finished my kayak yet, and was going to put the class on the lip
: later, but after my trial paddle , I may not. I'm intersted in what the
: board has to say about that.

: Oh yea, as for pictures, you have to scan them, upload to a web location,
: then set the BBS to point to them. There are lots of posts with some
: details on how to do this in the past. Many people use picture stage. I'm
: sure you will get better help from someone that uses this service.

: good luck

: Myrl
My son and I did classic Nick coaming with verticals and a walnut laminated lip. They were 1/16 thick.We glassed the verticals in and out. I am sevlt 200lbs. + and it does not flex period. I done cowboy rentrys and T rescues,do problems, we can't remeber exat layout other th following Nick's great book.
Don