: Hi folks.

: I'm getting ready to 'glass the insides of the deck/hull of my Guillemot-L.
: I'm wondering -- How sloppy can I be here? How much can I get away with?
: Do I really need to spend much time sanding/etc.? I'm thinking I can just
: do minimal planing/sanding, fill the major cracks, sand it down a little
: again, and then get down with the epoxy.
: Is that a decent strategy? Any gotchas I should keep an eye out for?

Rick thats really up to you, I just finished glassing my Guillemont 17 inside the hull and I did do a lot less sanding in there, I mainly sanded cockpit area, and sanded between fill coats to smooth things out a little seems to look pretty good.

: Also, I'm thinking about using some fiberglass cloth scraps to deal with the
: ends, and then the larger portion of cloth for the middle section (hatch
: to hatch). I'll also use some of the scraps in an effort to reinfoce the
: coaming down there. Is this a sound strategy, or is there a reason why I'd
: want to go 'whole-cloth' in this unseen area of the boat?

I went with the single piece corner to corner on the roll and it layed in just fine no more problems then any where else. then added a second piece approx.18" by 5' at the cockpit area.

Good luck, have fun.

John

: Thanks. You guys rock, BTW!

: Rick Brannan
: http://www.supakoo.com/rick/kayak