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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed *LINK*
By:Kudzu
Date: 12/10/2008, 8:43 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed (DARYL FOWLER)

: Best ways to attach it to a cedar strip fiber glassed kayak??

Here is what I did and I got the idea from probably someone on here? If not then a web site of someone on here. :)

Once the coaming was built I sat it on the boat. Shimmed it so it was level and wouldn't move. Took a straight edge and marked its outline on the deck. Cut the opening and then did a little hand fitting so the coaming fit inside the cut out.

Marked along the side of coming and trimmed it the right shape. Then I put it back on the boat, made me a block the height I wanted the coaming and walked it around the coaming marking the height. Trimmed it one more time and then attached it to the boat. Then built the lip.

Here are some photos.

My coaming build

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Kudzu -- 12/5/2008, 7:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed *Pic*
Kudzu -- 12/7/2008, 9:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
DARYL FOWLER -- 12/10/2008, 4:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed *LINK*
Kudzu -- 12/10/2008, 8:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Don Lucas -- 12/7/2008, 9:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed *LINK*
Brian Nystrom -- 12/6/2008, 7:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2008, 1:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
David, Tasmania -- 12/6/2008, 4:23 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
William Clarke -- 12/7/2008, 10:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Coaming help needed
Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2008, 12:48 am
Traditoinal style coaming
Kudzu -- 12/6/2008, 10:01 am
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2008, 12:54 am
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Aaron H -- 12/7/2008, 11:49 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Bill Hamm -- 12/8/2008, 12:44 am
Re: Traditoinal style coaming *LINK*
Mike Bielski -- 12/6/2008, 2:31 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Mike Savage -- 12/6/2008, 3:45 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Mike Bielski -- 12/6/2008, 5:46 pm
Re: Traditoinal style coaming
Mike Savage -- 12/7/2008, 8:04 am
I don't get pop-ups *NM*
Glen Smith -- 12/6/2008, 6:09 pm
Solving problems is not your strong point
gennady_resnik -- 12/5/2008, 7:59 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Andy Waddington -- 12/7/2008, 9:50 am
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Joe Greenley -- 12/6/2008, 12:24 am
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Don Lucas -- 12/6/2008, 9:38 am
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
danper -- 12/6/2008, 1:42 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Kudzu -- 12/6/2008, 2:00 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
george jung -- 12/8/2008, 11:58 pm
Re: Solving problems is not your strong point
Kudzu -- 12/5/2008, 8:32 pm
Sharing information is the point of the forum
Brian Nystrom -- 12/6/2008, 7:23 pm
OK now I understand somewhat
Kudzu -- 12/5/2008, 7:58 pm
Re: OK now I understand somewhat *Pic*
Dave Gentry -- 12/6/2008, 8:42 am