: I just finish sanding my hull and getting ready to glass it. At this point,
: I'm questioning myself; if putting a sealer coat is required and really
: beneficial compare to just glass it as it is??
: I will be using 5/1 epoxy for wetting my 6oz cloth. When building my S&G
: kayak last year, I didn’t apply any sealer coat and got good result, but
: this time on bare Cedar strip wood?? Also, if I use a sealer coat, I long
: should I wait before putting the cloth??

: TKS!
: Gaetan
I used RAKA epoxy and did the sealer coat. Did a test on another piece without it then thought I could put a sealer on thin and the wood would not soak up as much epoxy as if I just wetted out the glass on bare wood. I waited 24 hours, sanded the little raised wood grains off (any slight bump in the wood can bridge the glass and require a bit more epoxy = more weight) The glass seemed to wet out better than the test piece did. All this could just be in my head, but that's what the thought process was for me. Right now my hull and deck are glassed, no rim on the coaming riser yet, just deck and hull and the total weight is 28 pounds. YMMV

Tony Olsen