Hi David, Structurally, there is no problem.

Aesthetically, there is. If you're really concerned about the final appearance of your boat, let that epoxy cure a bit more, and sand the whole area off. Apply another piece of glass with thin (ungelled!) epoxy, and let it cure. Feather in the edges with a sanding block, and continue construction.

The reason it is milky is more than likely due to the inclusion of tiny air bubbles. When you drag the squeegee across the weave of the glass, you pull the little bubbles out of the glass and from in between the weave. Thin epoxy will let the bubbles coalesce and rise to the surface and pop. The gelled epoxy is too thick to let the bubbles move, so they're trapped there until the epoxy cures, and then they're there forever.

If this was your second coat of glass, a light sanding might do it. Since it was your wet-out coat, the bubbles are down within the glass, so you're stuck with them, unless you do a heavy sand-out.

Sorry! Shawn

: I applied the glass to the deck of my Arctic Tern last night and all went
: well except that the epoxy set a little quicker than I would have liked.
: As a result, when I squeegeed one area, I found that the epoxy was gelling
: and got a little milky when I went over it with the sqeegee. I stopped and
: found that this spot was still a little light this morning. It's about
: 3" in diameter. I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and apply a
: fill coat, or lightly sand first. Has anyone had experience with this
: problem, and if so, what works?

: David