: I agree. Reading through the vacuum bagging manual, I'm thinking there's a
: lot of extra waste, expense, and time for very little gained. About the
: only real advantage with vacuum bagging in the CF GP project is having the
: lay-up pushed down into the mold more firmly to avoid small voids, which
: I'm easily able to fill in with epoxy later.

Yes ...that sums it up....

Vacuum bagging does allow the fabric to make tighter corners , but You seem to be doing fine with that anyway. Your paddles look extreamly nice. (cyber pat on the back Duane)

Best Wishes
Roy