: So, I am at the point of sanding my kayak before fiberglassing, I
: was working on the bow section of the deck and (I will admit I
: didn't do a great job with the strips laying flush at the bow),
: I sanded right through one of the strips on the edge, and the
: rest of the bow seems to be pretty thin (1/8"). My question
: is: how thin is too thin, and what do I do about the part that I
: sanded through. I already put a new strip in it's place but I
: had to sand it down to blend in and I was just left with another
: extremely thin piece.

As long as the strip remains rigid I'd just add an extra layer of glass to the under side when you're glassing the deck, that'll make it strong again. If it's not rigid without glass, then you'll need to add wood under the strip to get it rigid.

Bill H.