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You want to get one fill coat on while the glass-coat is still green. I had one boat blush on me and I could not get it out of the dimples between the weave. The ended up with a cloudy dot where ever I failed to clean.
However, I often put more fill coats on after glassing the outside seam and doing an initial sanding.
> Fill coat question.
> What if... I put on the fiberglass followed by a filler coat then pulled
> the yak off the forms glassed the inside. Join it with the fiberglass tape
> inside and out. Then put the last filler coat on the outside. Wouldn't
> that make it easier to fare in the fiberglass tape? What are the issues
> with that?
> Derek
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Guillemot Kayak - High
Performance Wooden Sea Kayak Designs
