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> Hi All,
> Was just thinking about Dean Trexal's problem with air bubbles and a
> thought went through my head.
> I have heard other builders suggest that when you tape the hull to deck
> joint, you roll you tape onto a stick and soak it in a container of resin.
> This pre-soaks the tape.
> Other than a little extra resin waste and a little extra mess on the
> plastic throw sheet, why couldn't this be done with the hull and deck
> cloth?? It seems that from everyone's description the problem is caused
> during wet out of the glass and this would be eliminated with pre-soaking.
> There must be a problem with this idea as it seems too simple!!
Isn't that what George does?
Grant
> Ian
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