: agree, I was going from the standpoint of if the panels were preglassed with
: 4oz what is necessary after that and where. The chine damages I've seen
: were on the outside.

My point is, the filet is the point of greatest stress, therefore the reinforcement of the joint should probably match or exceed that of the rest of the panel. Another thing that effects this is the size of the fillet. A larger fillet will require less reinforcement. But adding glass instead of more schmutz would probably be stronger for a given weight.

There is no point in making the panel stronger than the joint. Adding reinforcement to the panel and not the joint seems backwards. This will only assure that if something does fail, it will be the joint, not the panel. Ideally, the joint and panel should be engineered to fail simultaneously.

I don't have any formula for when you eliminate the glass. The joint is only strong enough until it breaks. I'm sure you can get away without glassing the joint. It will be great until you exceed its strength.