I put the deck on wet - the epoxy/wood flour paste used to hold it down sticks better when its on fresh wet epoxy.

Also eliminates a whole step in the process, for saved time and less exposure to toxic epoxy.

Good point about the bending - I believe there would be a minor improvement when the deck sets up in the final contour, since the epoxy would not be in a permanent state of compression on the underside.

: When you seal the underside of your deck on a stitch and glue boat (CH17) is
: it a good idea to put the deck on before the epoxy cures so that it will
: cure in the final shape rather than curing flat and then being bent. Does
: anybody have an opinion on which would be stronger?

: Jimmy