: I'm closing in on joining the deck to the hull and trying to decide
: the best way to do it. I'm not wild about trying to place a
: saturated 3 inch piece of tape on the seam inside the narrow
: confines of the Petrel using a nail on an 8 foot stick and then
: finishing it off with a chip brush (also on an 8 foot stick). I
: am considering a two step process, wetting out half the tape on
: both sides inside the hull and letting it cure; then assembling
: and aligning the deck with strapping. I can then position the
: Petrel on its side to wet out the remaining tape half against
: the inside of the deck, probably with a 3 inch adhesive roller.

: Does this make sense? Have I missed anything? Is there a better
: way?

: Thanks

You'll never get the tape half way wet out, a little will wick into the part you want to leave dry and create a hard spot where the deck won't then sit flush against the hull.

I use partial sheer strips, then I can glue on the deck at the ends that are really hard to reach and only tape the middle that's relatively easy to reach. It's all taped on the outside anyway.

Bill H.