Thanks for the reply Ian. When you say 3/16" and 5/16" for the seals is that tall or wide as in what is the cross measurement 3/16" x___ . Thanks. I am going to use glass bulkheads so they shouldn't break. Sorry to hear of yours breaking that sucks!!!

So... don't leave me hanging! How is the boat? I have been waiting a year to try it out (and still a bit more with the weather and the fact that mine is not done!) and am dying to know the basics, stability, tracking, ease of turning so on and so on...

thanks

dave g

: I found some 3/16" thick neoprene which worked very well for
: making the glassed lips. And some 5/16" closed cell foam
: for the gasket. I am pleased to report that the seal works very
: well, much better than I expected. When I remain upright, the
: water running over the deck does not leak in at all. (When I
: capsize - usually unintentional - a bit sometimes gets in.)

: One other thing - when I stripped the bulkheads, I ran the strips
: across ways. I should have run them vertically. My weight
: sitting on the rear deck broke the bulkhead. I was probably
: being a bit heavy handed, but it still broke it.

: Cheers, Ian