: 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.

Glen, I am not trying to hijack your post but I have a question that is similiar. Should the deck be glassed prior to the coaming riser being installed? It is a little late now; I glassed my deck yesterday and had one bugger of a time getting the glass to lay right without any air bubbles. I put a roving bead in the day before when I put the sealer coat on the raw wood but still had problems. Any ideas? I will be building another boat as soon as I am done this one.