I glue the stem on as one piece to the hull and deck and then as you surmise, cut it when I separate the deck and hull.

I think it is easier to glass the deck first and then install the coaming and glass it separately. There a several coaming styles to choose from, i guess you can pick whichever you like best..

Ric

: 1. I'm doing external stem pieces on my kayak, my question is: When
: you attach the stem piece, do you glue it to both the deck and
: the hull sections, then make a cut when it comes time to
: separate the halves, or do you only glue it to the hull until it
: comes time to join the deck and hull together??

: 2. For the cockpit, is it better to install the combing before or
: after glassing the deck? Also, is there a certain combing
: design/method that I should be using. (it's a great auk).

: Hopefully these questions make sense. Thanks for all the help.