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Re: Strip: Coaming Height
By:Mike Savage
Date: 6/3/2011, 8:13 am
In Response To: Strip: Coaming Height (Damian Wentzel)

: 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

Hi Damian,
I'd go 3/4", or at least the width of your thumb knuckle.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Coaming Height
Damian Wentzel -- 6/2/2011, 9:38 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 6/2/2011, 11:00 pm
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Dave Houser -- 6/2/2011, 11:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/3/2011, 2:26 am
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JohnK -- 6/3/2011, 5:32 am
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 6/3/2011, 5:57 am
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Mike Savage -- 6/3/2011, 8:13 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/3/2011, 8:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/4/2011, 1:19 am
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Mike Savage -- 6/4/2011, 5:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/4/2011, 6:14 am
Re: Strip: Coaming Height *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 6/4/2011, 7:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/5/2011, 1:19 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/5/2011, 9:12 am
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/6/2011, 4:39 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/6/2011, 6:49 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/8/2011, 3:45 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/8/2011, 6:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/7/2011, 1:25 am