Where
coaming is not installed, a white circle is painted on the flight deck and marks the stowage location.
We pushed it up one side of the ramp and over the ledge of the
coaming.
When it's time to relax with the family, they will enjoy comfortable bow seating, a killer stereo, built in coolers,
coaming pads and flip-up stern seating on the rear deck.
They found that the unsecured light cover had been blown off by the H-47's rotor downwash during the initial landings The missing cover allowed light to escape the housing and reflect off the deck
coaming.
Features include 15-gallon livewell, 26-gallon storage compartment, leaning post seating, vertical and horizontal rod holders,
coaming panels and transom access to electrical systems.
Unfortunately, the only way to get off of the elevator was to drive along the painted red-and-yellow-square visual-landing-aid markings around the elevator deck edge, adjacent to the
coaming.
Other standard features: trolling motor mounting block, padded
coaming and a stern skid plate.
The other technical guidance, which was adopted at the end of the structures stability studies and feasibility studies in 2013, is to tackle the SPF4 installation pits 4 and 5 of SVM without creating
coaming on the slab pits.
This reduces maintenance work for the shipowner, and the shipyard's installation work is also simpler because fewer components need to be installed on the
coaming.
Another clever feature is the fold out seats on the
coaming, forming a relaxing lounge area with views forward along the expansive side decks.
While the Raymarine plotter was somewhat hidden under the
coaming in this layout, in another arrangement it could be on the pedestal.
Shallow lockers on either
coaming offer unusual but useful storage, probably intended for iPads or other tablets - increasingly popular aids for navigation.
