Mine are leaving a nice imprint of the (fine) weave in the epoxy left on the wood. I think this eliminates starvation.

> Instead of leaving the epoxy behind, however, my peels seemed to pull off
> a thin layer of wood splinters with them (red cedar).

> Nick mentioned in the lates NF Woodworks "Strip building news"
> that he reglassed a several year old kayak after the fiberglass started
> peeling when he tried to sand out a bubble for patching.

That must be where I recall reading about it.

> I suspect that the peel strength of the fiberglass bond is much much less
> thant us builders would like to believe. The scraps of my cockpit flat
> were easy to peel, I think, because there was excess un-saturated glass
> overlapping the sides. I dont think that any of the normal stresses on a
> kayak are likely to mimic this kind of peeling stress, short of a major
> tear on a rock or something.

I laid up a test of mahogany last night. I'll run another with "standard" glass and compare the two. I'm suspecting that Jay's comments are on the money, and I'll be better off with the heavier weave. Interestingly, I cannot tear big chunks off. It will tear the glass and only bring up a couple of square inches at a time. I'm inclined to let it ride anyway for the reasons posted above - no difference in pain between now and later and I am curious to see how long it will last.

> Anyway, after one season of pretty regular use, my Coastal hasnt started
> to peel yet.

Best of luck with it! Thanks for the post!