Splash Comings

[cs]

How many did and how many did not put them on their weekender?

Chad

[capt jake]

I put them on. All the way around.

[Dave R1]

I built them in as part of the cabin bulkhead and they are just wee little things. I did put trim around the cockpit but it isn't high enough to qualify as splash coaming.

[umop_apisdn]

Th original builder did not put them on my boat. I don't miss them - yet. I've only had water in the cockpit once so far, and that was a large wave that came over the transom. The splash combing wouldn't have stopped much of it.

Noel.

[Stump]

Mine run from the cabin to the back of the cockpit where it slopes down to nothing. Had water over the bow a couple of times and it seemed to help. Where it really seems to make a difference is when I tarp her and the bow sticks out. :oops: Then the rain water is directed out the scuppers and not into the cockpit :roll: or I get my docking lines (among other things) wet and the water runs down the deck. :wink:

[cs]

Still trying to decided if I want to add them.

Chad

[Mark Gudschinsky]

I don't have them but are going to put them on as a winter project. My boat seams to be a sixteen foot funnel with all the water ending up in the cockpit. This happens mostly on the trailer, which is a bother if It doesn't get taken out for a month. Even covered, I have to be watchful so as not to find the boat with three inches of water laying in the bottom.

Put then on, but use the idea of extending the seat backs up then it is a simple step as opposed to a special project. And I would counsel to make sure the cockpit, under seats, and lazarette areas are as well water proffed as the bottom.

[rolandblais]

Don't have 'em. Maybe for a winter project this year...

Peace,

Roland

[kydocfrog]

I have abbreviated ones. They should show in the posting I did called "making progress"

DocA

[umop_apisdn]

Never bothered' date=' never missed.

Like hiking out on the rail without it biting my bottomside.[/quote']

This is why I most likely won't be adding them. I spend a lot of time sitting up there.

Noel.

[Guest]

I spend a lot of time sitting up there.

Its what happens on the leeward side, in a lot of the cases that makes the arguement in favor for them. I know, even just a wee little one makes the difference, and surely did for me.!!!!!! Mine are only 1" inch above the covering boards.

:shock:

[capt jake]

Mine are like Oysters and are fine to sit on if needed. They do make a big difference.

[kydocfrog]

Opps. Called "Progressing." In the lower picture, the splash coaming ends just an inch or two past where the picture is cropped. I figure some protection and still some ability to sit out if I need to.

DocA

[adla]

i am going to do splash coamings...just didn't have them on the necessary list for launch...i will agree that being able to sit up on the side without interference was nice...so i may not do full coamings.

a.

[Mike Henderson (Oregon)]

I got some of that.

[waynemunro]

I put mine on, love em, think i spent far too long trying to sand them to a nice shape (turned out okish), I extended mine right back past the cockpit, though only 3/4 inch for most of the length, I think they add somthing very nice to the look of the boat as well as keep out water from the cockpit after the gunwales have been on the water on one side and then the direction changes.. I don't find that they stop me sitting out...

[capt jake]

Though it is not completed in this photo, you get the idea.

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[Barry Pyeatt]

I've found, over the years, (and a whole bunch of them unfortunately) :roll: , that the coamings do make a difference in a couple ways for me at least.

They do help to keep a boat dryer in heavier wind conditions with spray and splashing being diverted away from the cockpit. That in itself is significant. They are not all that difficult to fabricate, they just take a bit of patience and a little time. A sabre saw will do the job if set at the same angle as the seat backs to the deck surface. I make up a cardboard template of the sweep of the deck into the bulkhead and then cut them from that. Extending the bottom layer to at least the rear of the cockpit will keep deck water from running down into the cockpit when you tack.

They also help to complete the look of the boat. With coamings the boat looks a lot more finished. They also serve to strengthen the structure quite a bit.

I sit on the lower portion of them all the time and havn't ever had them be uncomfortable. But then the "butt" has a bit more padding than it used to have. The actual coaming adds to the comfort of the backrest for passengers sitting in the cockpit as well. With some passengers this may make the difference between a good outing and a WHOOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT! :oops: If you know what I mean. :roll: