[Public-List] Cockpit Coaming

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

I got the neoprene idea from Bud Dolber. I think he used a gasket that 
covered the entire area, but I used a two-inch wide strip at the top. 
Not only was that easier to procure, but I rationalized it would let any 
water drain out more easily.

I'd be happy to post a warning about the older winch pads. Perhaps 
people could send me photos of how they've failed. (I've got a newer 
boat with the winch pads molded into the deck, and haven't had that 
problem.) A short description of the failure would help the photos tell 
the story.

  - George

P.S. Send me stuff now, but don't expect the page to be done before 
Thanksgiving. I'm overloaded at the moment.

On 10/24/15 11:45 AM, Wes Gardner via Public-List wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> Nice idea with the neoprene strip...I didn't know whether "conventional
> wisdom" was to caulk or intentionally "let it breathe"
>
> Dunno if you want to consider posting up on the site some sort of "warning"
> about winches pulling out of decks...in lieu of what others have posted
> just in this thread as well as what I found when I took mine apart, it
> seems this is a bit of a fabrication oversight on Whitby's part...I also
> don't know if you would expose yourself as site administrator to any kind
> of liable...
>
> Oh and BTW, thank you for all you do on maintaining and safeguarding this
> site!
>
> Wes
>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 10:24 PM, George Dinwiddie via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>
>> Wes,
>>
>> On 10/22/15 9:16 AM, Wes Gardner via Public-List wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> This has probably been discussed before...I removed my coamings (and winch
>>> pedestals) yesterday and am considered sailing next year "commando style"
>>> without them.  I'll see what my wife thinks. We sail mainly in "daysail
>>> mode" so there's no chance of green water rolling into the cockpit.  I am
>>> of the "lean against the lifelines" school of steering to leeward.  The
>>> boat DOES feel quite different without them.  Feels kinda nice, actually.
>>> That's another discussion....
>>>
>>
>> Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, I've taken sufficient water over the bow
>> that I was glad to have the coamings. Even rain is nice to keep out of the
>> cockpit, given that the deck area is much larger than the cockpit area.
>>
>>
>>> What I DID find is that mine were installed completely "dry" meaning there
>>> was no bedding of anything anywhere.  Maybe this was intentional as the
>>> space between the wood and the glass is a great place for trapping crud.
>>> What have others done in this area?  I thought about intentionally spacing
>>> the wood away with a flat washer and cutting some weeps in along the
>>> bottom?
>>>
>>
>> I used industrial flat rubber gasket material. I believe it was 1/16"
>> thick neoprene with adhesive on one side. I put it along the upper edge of
>> the fiberglass. I also caulked the seam from the outside. Doing both of
>> these seems to keep the water out of the cockpit, and out of the space
>> between the coaming and the fiberglass.
>>
>>
>>> Anyone know of a good source for teak?  I have a bandsaw, sabre saw and
>>> router so I can shape and machine, I'll need to get the pieces joined as I
>>> don't have access to a jointer.  (I truly miss the one in the boatyard
>>> that
>>> had like an eight foot bed, but those days are gone...)
>>>
>>
>>   - George
>>
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   When I remember bygone days                         George Dinwiddie
   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
   So many I loved were not yet dead,           http://www.Alberg30.org
   So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:
                'The Middle' by Ogden Nash     http://idiacomputing.com
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