: Hey guys
: I'm using Nick Schades book as a guide, and I just finished
: stripping, but the book is a little fuzzy as to what I should do
: next. Should I do the planing and sanding before the cockpit
: coping? Should I fiberglass before doing the coping? Should I do
: te coping first?

: Also, on a slightly similar note, schade outlines a few ways to do
: the coping, I am making a 14 foot great awk, it has a lot of
: vertical distant between the bow and stern side of the cockpit,
: what method would be best?

: Thanks so much, your guys' help has been great

Finish the recess and coaming and then plane, sand, fibreglass.
Fibreglass and epoxy blunts tools.
The recess and coaming will all hang together quite well without being glassed.
You can glass the coaming in sections as well.
Don't try to do it all in one go, but go from deck to underside (outside) of coaming, from underside (cockpit side) of deck to top of coaming. Forget about the outside edge.
JohnK