My Cape Charles weighs 55#, plus outfitting. I can still pick it up with one hand, but it's a little heavier than I'd like. It looks like the Spring Run will come in about 50.

The CC has one layer of 6 oz on the bottom, up over the chines, and seam tape inside and out. To do it again, I'd lighten up the fillets and end pours, and add a layer inside the cockpit, possible a second layer outside the cockpit.. The deck is not glassed, and it is 4mm okume, quite flexible. So far it's held up fine, 5 years light use.

: On my first boat, a CLC Millcreek 16.5, I merrily fiberglassed the deck, the
: cockpit, and also taped the hull before I put on the 6oz glass.

: It is so heavy I cant really pick it up.

: How dumb was that - does anyone not glass their decks? I guess the cockpit
: was overkill. CLC manual mentions that glassing the hull itself is
: optional. I guess if the boat were never going to bang anything then that
: might work out best. The lighter the boat the more you want to use it.

: Also do you save enough weight with thinner cloth to bother? I know you save
: a few ounces of glass, but then must also use less epoxy, right?

: I'm about to fillet up another boat, and want to optimize the weight.

: thanks in advance