Conckpit / coaming

[mmcgrew]

I just finished my coaming. I think this was one of the most nerve wracking task. I was not sure there were enough cows in TN to get this right.

Michael
N838MM

[splischke]

It looks great!

-Scott

[hatz215]

That looks nice. How did you terminate it at the center and hold it in place.

Steve

[mmcgrew]

Note that my compas is in the center of my rear cockpit opening. I ran the coaming up to the sides of my compas box. I held the ends in place with a little contact cement. Then made a 2" wide finish piece with finished edges and covered the ends with this. I laced rawhide lacing on 2" centers around the entire coaming. The front pit I just finished the edges with a folded seam and overlaped the 2 pieces.To making the lacing continious you need to go all the way around then come back all the way to the start. On the first section I driled 1/4" holes - tooo small. Had a very hard time getting the return lacing thru the holes. All the other sections I drilled a 5/16 hole in the cowling and punched a 1/4" hole in the leather - worked perfect.

Michael
N838MM