: I've never done this before but I wonder if the tight weave of the
: 3.2 cloth from Thayercraft isn't helping it to conform. The boat
: designer says cloth should conform without cutting.
: The second layer is going on soon. I guess I'll cut that too but it
: seems once I start cutting there's no end before I get a good,
: clean overlap.
: I'll use two abrasion layers, cut on a diagonal, once the next full
: layer is on?

: Thanks, Jim
A trick we tried very successfully was to cling film (glad wrap) around the bow, which did a good job of helping the glass to conform. The resin still sets properly under the cling film wrap, and we removed it once the resin had mostly set up.

Regards, Ian