: Did what you showed in the pic happen all over,

: This condition is most noticeable at the lap lines where I stopped
: to mix more epoxy then came back and moved on. These laps were
: every 2' or so down the length of the kayak. besides the lap
: areas I do see this happening in many places but not so
: drastically.

If it happens at the lap lines, I would make a guess that your batch size was a bit too large and your epoxy was starting to kick just a bit, so it was not as viscous and couldn't thoroughly wet out the cloth to the point of transparency. I had this happen to me when I was working on a very warm day.

I am an extreme perfectionist and I know how devastating this can be, but please trust me that once you paddle it a couple of times and building it is not your primary goal you will neither notice nor care about so minor an imperfection.

I know you didn't use West, but here is a link to West's journal, issue 16. There is an article by Ted Moores that is the method West recommends for a clear layup. It will have value even if you use a different brand. http://www.epoxyworks.com/16/index16.html

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