: I would like to start by thanking everybody in the boat building
: community for sharing all their great tips and ideas. I recently
: tried Robs technique for a good wet out and I use much less
: epoxy and get the job done so fast I'm left wondering what I
: left out. Also Val has some great new ideas for glassing along
: the seam of the deck and hull as well as seat construction. I
: have been following this site and reading whatever I can find
: and I have been able to make a much nicer boat than my last. I
: bet Ill be perfect in another decade or so.

: I am installing my bulkheads soon and I am going to use a
: rubberized, colored caulking to secure the 1/8" ply. I am
: pretty messy at this type of application and was hoping someone
: had a great way to make a clean line of caulking. The ply is not
: tight fitting so I will need to fill slightly around the edge
: and of course the inside has rough glass weave, having only wet
: out and added a thin fill coat. I will take care to place a nice
: bead but since I think a mess will happen I plan to tape off
: about a quarter inch along the inside hull and also around the
: bulkhead so I can use a finger or squeegie to form a fillet. Any
: good Ideas?

: Robert

I usually use a modified piece of an automotive bondo squeegie to do this, cut it down to the width of the radius of the bead of caulk then round the corner. These squeegies can easily be shaped with sand paper.

Bill H.