bill,
when 338's new coamings go in - and having seen so many coamings split at exactly this place - think I will drill in thru the bottom edge 3 or 4 holes to glue in dowels of the same material, mahogany in my case.

Think the split occurs from the upper portion of the coaming being free standing. Someone could design a nice curvey block that could be lagged into the deck and screwd to the coaming that would help keep it from bending outward. Wish I could add a drawing here!


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Mysterious cleat and line going forward to the coaming post. What's happnin there?


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I'm also intrigued by the quarter rails with the stern wide open. What's happnin here? Are you berthed with stern access? Does look cool! Thanks for the cad and measures!