[Alberg30] cockpit coamings

[George Dinwiddie]

Jay,

I believe that black rubber gasket was original.  Yes, it was very hard 
to remove.  The first time I rebedded the coamings, I just used caulk, 
and a lot of it.  The second time, I followed the lead of Bud Dolber and 
used a 2" wide strip of 1/16" neoprene gasket.  Then I caulked just the 
deck/coaming joint.  I like the second way better.

You can find this material at an industrial gasket place (look under 
"gaskets" in the yellow pages).  You may want to shop around.  I paid 
considerably more than Bud did (for a quantity that almost amounts to 
scrap for such a place), but the location was more convenient for me and 
time was precious.

  - George


Jay Davenport wrote:
> I am refinishing my cockpit coamings on Revolution, A30 #526. Getting
> them off was very difficult, as the prior owner apparently put a
> two-sided rubber tape between the wooden coaming and the fiberglass
> deck. This acted as a caulk/adhesive, which bonded the wooden
> coamings to the fiberglass. I assume that the reason for putting it
> there was to avoid having deck water run under the coaming and into
> the cockpit. I don't plan on replacing it, as the problem of deck
> water seems pretty minimal to me. Does anyone have any other thoughts
> on this?

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