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hmm... I realise I never saw a stripper.
do you have a link to a place that shows such recessed coaming on a stripper ?
erez
> erez, I take no credit for the cockpit recess idea. This is exactly what
> Nick does on the Guillemot. I simply used the same idea on the Puffin,
> since the deck shape on the Bering Sea style kayak gives a VERY high deck.
> We liked it so much that we are planning to do it on all of our boats.
> Yes, it does substantially lower the cockpit coaming. Depending on the
> deck shape this can be an inch to several inches.
> Grant
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