: I'm a new poster here, building my first kayak, the great auk. I'm moving
: along fairly well and ready to build the cockpit rim/coaming. I'm just not
: sure how: do I take 2" pieces of cove and bead material and work
: around the rim? How are they going to stay in place w/ a dab of anything
: when you're bonding it to a mere 1/4 material wich is as much end grain
: and anything? If you manage to get it in place, is is the slurry or fillet
: which really hold it to endure the glassing and additional rimming? A
: little help would be greatly appreciated!

Once the strips are in place, there is a filet applied to the outside edge, between the uprights and the deck then that's glassed. Where the strips attach to the deck I used hot melt glue to hold it there and then only used yellow glue on the edges of the strips from strip to strip.

The hot melt glue isn't real strong, but plenty strong enough to hold the rim in place until the filet is made, and it gets strong enough to hold the strip in position in about 15-30 seconds.

Bill H.