Aside from enhanced draping, there may be some strength gain from having more fibers crossing joint lines. If you lay the cloth parallel with the joint lines, only half of the fiber bundles cross at 90 degrees. On the bias, all the bundles cross at 45 degrees. This may apply more to S & G chines and strip hull-deck joints.

: In preparing for my first wet out for a S&G I have been rereading a range of
: "how to literature".

: Nick Schade recommends cutting out fiberglass on an angle for the deck and
: hull primarily to make the most effecient use of the glass. Others
: recommend making sure the fibres run parallel with the boat.

: Is there any sort of consensus on this issue or does it really matter?

: grant