Once all the glue had dried it was time to shape the coaming lip. First I cut off the excess strips above the coaming using a flush cut saw. I used this saw from Carbatec. Because it is a flush cut saw, I could run the saw along the coaming lip as a guide without damaging the lip.
Caption: The coaming lip after sawing off the tops of the vertical strips.
Once this was done, the rest of the shaping was done with sandpaper. I started with 40 grit and worked up to 120.
Caption: Shaping the coaming.
To sand the top of the coaming I used 40 grit paper wrapped round a section of 2 by 4. You can see this in the photo above. This allowed me to keep the top of the coaming even all the way around.
Caption: Sanding complete.
I also had to cut the bottom of the vertical strips. Once the top was done, I marked out the height using a scrap piece of wood as the template and then made the rough cut with the flush cut saw. Final shaping was again done with sandpaper.
Caption: Sanding complete.
Once the rough shaping was completed by hand, I used a mouse sander with 120 grit paper to finish the job. This was then coated with a seal coat of epoxy. Next step is to fiberglass the coaming.
