Cockpit coamings for small boats

[Clinton B Chase]

Looking for pictures of good examples of cockpit coamings...I wish to have a short fore-deck with a coaming around it fairing aft into a coaming that hugs the side of the boat pretty closely (only a very narrow side deck) and the coaming would extend aft and do something...looking for more ideas.

I did find this example and really like it

http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1789266

Trying to figure out how this coaming fairs into the stem. I want the cozy feel of the cockpit without a total side deck to take away interior space. My fore deck would be small...the mast (lug) would step through it...

TX

Clint

[rbgarr]

How about a coaming like a Haven's?

[Swidm]

Doesn't extend to the bow but I made this coaming by steaming mahogony.

http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/12812/normal_IMG_2819_edited.JPG

http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/12812/js800_DSCN0343.jpg

http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/12812/711190364503_0_BG.jpg

[Daniel Noyes]

nice job with the mahogany swimd, it has been a pain for me in the past on far less of a radius, mabey yours is relatively thinner than I was bending.

Clint describe this skiff a little more, wider than a dory? is it cat rigged? how about stepping the mast just inside the coaming then you dont have to ballance in the bow trying to get the mast in?
How about taking a coaming direct from Gardner or Chapelle and tweaking it to fit your boat.

Im in the middle of a BHOD mast repair, very cool mast 28'6" hollow box section, thats the way Ill do it if I get to build an IB 26'
Dan
http://dansdories.googlepages.com

[StevenBauer]

I like the way the coamings were set up on the older Lightnings. In the front they form a v with the mast stepped just inside the apex and the legs of the v sweep past the side coamings. These side coamings go past the cockpit opening by 6" or so. There are pics on the Lightning Class page, search 'wooden'.


Steven