Thanks Noel, that sounds like a great way to go.

Stefan

I used dowels to attach my Yost coaming to the base ring:
: - Pick up some dowels. I went with 1/4" hardwood, if I
: remember right.
: - Get some wood glue. Since I don't expect the coaming to be
: continuously submerged (and if it is, I'll be more concerned
: with trying to grow gills than whether the glue is going to
: hold), I used Elmer's Carpenter glue. Epoxy should be fine, too.
: - Use a few clamps to secure the coaming and ring together and make
: sure nothing moves.
: - Drill a hole through the coaming and the base ring. Use the same
: diameter bit as the dowels. Wiggle the bit a little to get a
: little more clearance when inserting the dowels.
: - Test the fit of the hole by inserting the dowel into the hole.
: Remove it.
: - Measure and cut the dowel to match the thickness of the base
: plate and ring.
: - Drip a bit of glue into the hole, and smear a bit around the pin
: (what I'm gonna call the cut dowel).
: - Insert the pin.
: - Keep it clamped until the glue cures/dries.
: - Repeat every 6" or so around the coaming.
: - I sealed the ends of the pins when I painted the coaming and the
: rest of the boat. If you're not painting, you'll need to find
: some other way to seal the ends of the dowels. Seein' as the end
: grain of the dowel might suck in enough water to swell and cause
: problems, I'd feel better about sealing 'em.

: When you want to remove the coaming (when you're reskinning, for
: example), simply drill out the pins. Simple.