: The timing of your post was wonderful. The truck with my first kayak kit is
: in town and should be in my garage in the next several days. (I had
: considered building the same boat, but went with one that I had actually
: been in--will see how good a choice I made after it is built and I have
: paddled for a while)

: I am starting with a S & G because I want to simplify things.

: One of my questions would be: Relative value of pre coating wood before the
: first layer of glass

: This board has be invaluable thanks to all of you that I have gained from
: over several enjoyable years. I will be back.
: John

Couple problem come up if you try to not pre-coat the wood.
1) the wood will take epoxy at different rates, so it's easier, specially the first time you've done it, to get areas that are resin starved.

2) if there is a chance (usually always is a chance) that the shop temperature will change while you're glassing, the air in that's trapped in the wood can come out thru the wet epoxy causing bubbles, called outgassing.

Precoating eliminates both of these problems.

Bill H.