: Bill, thanks...will proceed. Got a suggested approach from Jim L.?
: Believe he read me wrong on taping below shear line on hull. The
: reason for taping (masking off) is to prevent deck from adhering
: to hull at shear line when I glass the deck first. My poor
: command of the king's english sometimes leaves the reader
: wondering.
: ps: I have picked up several tips from reading past forum comments
: which I would never have thought of myself. Thanks for your
: interest in helping us out....Dean

I think the primary reason people glass the hull first is if you make mistakes on the outside of the hull while fiberglassing they will be less obvious than if you made them while doing the deck. If you have experience with glassing then it really doesn't matter which you do first.

Bill H.