: It all depends. with my CLC 18, it is stock to only epoxy and varnish the
: deck with no cloth. the deck is 4 mm okuome by the way.

: with my merganser with a 3 mm deck, I have glassed the deck with 4 oz cloth
: and taped all seams with 6 oz tape. hull was 6 oz cloth by the way.

: have you actually weighed your boat? 45-50 lbs is pretty heavy to lift no
: matter what so your boat may actually be close to advertised weight. plus
: the size of the boat make them a bit awkward too. what other little
: goodies do you have in the boat? fancy seat? fancy deck lines or toggles?

: you do have a nice bombproof boat though I bet.

: otherways to save weight: 1) minimize fillet size 2) sqeegie first coat of
: epoxy into glass to get a better epoxy to glass ratio 3) don't fill weave
: on cockpit glass 4) be careful with your end pour size or consider other
: options.

: hope these help.

: pete czerpak albany, NY

My clc 18 LT is not LT after all, but I have not weighed it. I did glass the deck and pit, taped everything, have white plastic pop outs in the bulkhead, and flush hatches screwed down into rubber mounted brass bosses, foam seat and nothing else. Stock is 44lbs, probably weighs 55 or more. Still less than a rotomold, and stiffer. It paddles fine, just hard to carry.

Next boat gets tiny fillets, 40z glass on hull, no tape anywhere. Squeegee is a good idea, used a roller last time which was easy but maybe not leanest approach.

Also will get less copper, I wired with 15" spacing to get it started and it is sitting there all straight and nice. I may not put in more wires after all.