: Hey Everyone... Its been a year since I was on here... Im so
: tickled to see this forum is still so active!!!! Yay!

: Ok... here's my question.
: I am skinning the kayak with a cotton canvas.... I have a coaming
: base plate epoxied to the frame... and well... now what?

: I guess I was just going to pull the skin tight around the coaming
: base plate and maybe staple it to the underneath... then place
: the coaming plate and coaming lip on next and screw it down in
: place. But uh.... thats not quite right is it? Am I missing
: something here?

: Warm Smiles,
: ~Heather

: ~Building two kayaks this summer. Finishing up the Sea Pup for my
: daughter I started last year... and just started the Sea Bee
: multichine for a spare boat, just in case I find someone to go
: along with us on occasion.

I cover the whole boat without cutting out the hole for the cockpit then after it's all stretched I staple it to the top of the riser and cut the fabric opening afterwards. I attach the coaming riser and lip with Lexel and wood dowels which are yellow glued in place. Easier to remove the coaming this way if need be later on and there are no sharp screw edges either.

This is all assuming a built up plywood coaming, Yost style.

Bill H.