: I'm about to put on the coaming lip. I've read to make it about a
: 1/2" wide and 3/8" thick but nothing on how high off
: the deck it should be. I want it as low as possible, but still
: gotta get the skirt on there. Any suggestions? Its on a night
: heron with a cockpit recess if that affects the answer at all.

: Thanks!
: Damian

I found 1/2" worked well. I also found that it helped a lot to use the coaming as a 'form' to laminate the lip strips around, i.e. not gluing to the coaming riser yet, as this allowed me to shape the lip off the riser (heaps easier than shaping it while glued on the riser).

More here:
http://ianjohnsonz.wordpress.com/category/guillemot-kayak/4-stripping/f-coaming/
and
http://ianjohnsonz.wordpress.com/category/guillemot-kayak/6-glassing/g-coaming-lip/

Cheers, Ian