: I'm almost done building the same exact boat. I laminated the
: coaming from 1/8 inch thick fir strips, but am going to use 1/4
: inch ply for the lip.

: I was of the understanding that traditionally, the coaming was only
: attached to the skin, not to the frame. I have already skinned
: the boat in polyester, and painted it so that the thread won't
: pull when I stitch it to the inside of the coaming. I will be
: stitching the coaming on shortly.

: Am I doing this right? I thought some flexibility in the coaming
: (ie stitching it to the skin only) was a good thing, especially
: for rolling? haha after all this work is my 18x30 keyhole
: coaming going to rip out in use?

Not all were only attached to the skin and none had keyhole cockpits. Even those only attached to the skin had the coaming resting on frames, not just hanging on the skin.

Bill H.