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Re: Strip: coaming riser *Pic*
By:Kyle T
Date: 10/8/2007, 8:30 am
In Response To: Strip: coaming riser (Chris Ayles)

: Hi all,

: On the single I'm building, I am making the cockpit coaming riser out of
: 1/8" plywood, to be laminated with 6 oz glass on both sides, then
: another layer of glass over the hardwood coaming top. Does anybody know if
: one layer of the 1/8" ply will be strong enough? If not, I could
: double it up, but I would rather save the weight if I can.

: Thanks,

: Chris
: Victoria BC

I have built a couple of tandems with coamings made up of 3mm thick plywood strips covered with 4oz cloth. They seem to be more than strong enough.

--KT--

Messages In This Thread

Strip: coaming riser
Chris Ayles -- 10/6/2007, 3:53 pm
Re: Strip: coaming riser *Pic*
Kyle T -- 10/8/2007, 8:30 am
Re: Strip: coaming riser
Dean Goodman -- 10/6/2007, 11:27 pm