: Fill the weave. You want to fill as each coat is not tacky to the touch - for
: a good chemical bond. There's no advantage to waiting, plus you can get
: blush. Leave final sanding until the boat is complete with hatch and
: cockpit details done. You can always get some drips and scratches while
: working so there's no advantage to doing any final finishing prematurely.
: Sometimes I do some sanding if I'm bored but generally I do the entire
: sanding at the end because it's a dirty job.

Thanks Jay, that all makes sense although I will probably end up doing all bar the final sanding (as you say) before I do any cutting out for the cockpit & hatches, I can imagine that it would be easier to at least rough sand without any obstacles in the way.

"You can always get some drips and scratches" What is this? are you talking about my brand new almost shiny new kayak that I've lovingly caressed into existance?? never!! :-)

Glen G