Hi Don;

My lip, patterned after Vaclav's is 1-1/8" wide x 1/8", albeit of fiberglass construction. So you are not too wide in some corners . . . ;-)

I can lift my kayak by the lip and shake it without fear of damage - heck I intend to sit on it so it better not break easily. I can almost imagine 1,000 years from now some archaeologist finding the coaming after the rest of the boat has disintegrated and wondering what in the heck it was used for!

Best Regards, Spidey