Greetings,

I'm a first-time kayak builder, and I'm within a week or so of fiberglassing (I'm building the Guillemot Coastal, and my husband is building the Laughing Loon Panache).

I've been looking at a few different epoxy resin systems, and I was wondering if anyone has used the product made by Tap Plastics, "Premium Grade Marine Epoxy System." Given the price points and local availability of Tap and System Three (both about $50/gal), I'm trying to choose between the two. System Three's "Epoxy Trial Kit" and "The Epoxy Book" should be wending their way to my mailbox right now, so hopefully I'll have more of a clue about their product soon.

Any suggestions, brand comparisons, etc would be greatly appreciated!

Also, I was planning on buying fiberglass from Tap.. 6oz, 38" at $4.50/yd. Does anyone know of a discount supplier (or does anyone have 20-50yds they're trying to get rid of)?

Thanks! -Kara

ps - "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak" is an EXCELLENT book. Great job, Mr. Schade. _