I'm about ready to put the deck on my Tern and want to make sure I'm reading the instructions correctly. After running a good bead of thickened epoxy down the entire length of the shear seams (waiting until the first side has hardened before doing the second) the deck is glassed. How thick/big is this bead to be?..just enough to glue the inside of the seam or a significant fillet?

Then thickened epoxy is spread along the shear seam from a point in front of the forward cockpit reinforcement plate to a point behind the rear plate then tape is bedded in the wet epoxy. Only this portion on the shear is taped inside, not the entire length. Is this correct? Would substituting 3" tape for the 1" tape provided add significant strength? How much trouble is it to tape the entire seam? I seem to remember reading about a procedure that involves soaking a roll of tape in epoxy and unrolling from the ends toward the middle so that the entire seam is taped. Sounds like a hassle but is it worthwhile to do? I plan on an extra layer of cloth to reinforce the deck and hull of the cockpit area.