: Glen, I am not trying to hijack your post but I have a question that is
: similiar. Should the deck be glassed prior to the coaming riser being
: installed? It is a little late now; I glassed my deck yesterday and had
: one bugger of a time getting the glass to lay right without any air
: bubbles. I put a roving bead in the day before when I put the sealer coat
: on the raw wood but still had problems. Any ideas? I will be building
: another boat as soon as I am done this one.

I'm sure either *can* work, but personally I'd definitely glass the deck first, before installing the riser. I'd want to concentrate on getting the expanse of deck glassed nicely and not have to worry unduly about a small area around the cockpit. It also allows you to use a bias cut strip all round for reinforcing the deck to rise joint when you do add it later. Just my thoughts.

dave.