At last, my Vardo hit the water! The coaming works great. I did a mixture of laminated ash veneers and an upper ring of plywood. Glued together with epoxy and for safety reasons, assured it with 20, or so screws. Should last for at least one generation... :-)
The first, who tried the boat was my son, followed by myself and my wife. We had a great time, playing on the water of the beautiful "Staffelsee".