: George thanks for your input. that's what i was wondering after
: reading some of the more recent posts here. Nick's book is a
: great resource, but imagine there have been some tech advances
: made with these boats since 1998. the thing that prompted me to
: post this was the CLC site where i ordered my cloth. looking at
: their material specs on the cloth for the Expedition Single as
: 4oz all around got me thinking to start there and reinforce with
: a second layer in the higher stressed areas. may end up going
: that way anyway as they have their 6oz cloth on a 2 week
: backorder and they shipped me enough 4 oz to do the boat.

Personally I like my new (to me) 3.2 ounce tight weave glass for most everything. Takes far less epoxy and is very light. It's also fairly fragile, will dent relatively easily. I don't mind that trade off, but it's not the ideal for a new kayaker. I also add extra in high stress areas, but that's a judgement call and also not really the ideal for a new builder.

Bill H.