[Paddlewise] Coaming modification

Thanks to all the advice from folks on Paddlewise, the refurbishment 
of my 10 year old ocean cockpit Pintail is coming along nicely.  So 
far I've filled the few deep gel coat scratches, replaced the foot 
braces with a block of angled minicel fitted against the forward 
bulkhead, and replaced all the deck lines and bungies.

I had it out this weekend and everything fit well --- except the 
coaming behind the seat.  When I try to lay back on the rear deck, 
the sharp edge of the coaming cuts into my back (the coaming is not 
recessed into the deck).  I tried to pad the area with closed cell 
foam, but that doesn't really help much --- It compresses too easily. 
I'm considering grinding away the hard 90 degree edge of the coaming 
(at the back of the cockpit) and then fiberglassing over the area to 
create more of a 45 degree bevel.  Any other (lest drastic) ideas 
would be appreciated.

Also, I'm considering replacing the stock seat with one made from 
minicell.  When I do this, I'd like to lower the seat a bit as well 
but this would make laybacks even harder given the current state of 
the coaming.

Brian
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