Is it class legal to cut down the coamings on a DS1 for their full length?
I just acquired a DS1. The coamings were cut down to the gunwhales for less than their full length. This allows short sections of poorly supported wood to stick up in harms way. As you may expect, they have been cracked and bandaided over a few decades of hard use.
Can I just cut these nubbins down and still be class legal? The previous owner said they had to stay to be legal.
The B Plan is to remove all coamings, glue the cracked pieces firmly in place, then fibreglass the boards and leave them "bright" under a coat of varnish.
Comments?
Gary Tabor (ratracer-at-rust.net)