: I am considering stripping the glass off my first kayak and sanding
: the wood down to remove weight. I would also use less epoxy on
: the new glassing. The boat is in fine condition but the poor
: glassing shows visible weave at a lot of areas.
: I am trying to remove weight and improve the cosmetics. Both are
: equally important.

: My questions are,
: what are the more challenging aspects of this job?
: Will the glass come off without tearing the cedar out?
: Will the remaining epoxy sand out, leaving an unblemished wood
: surface.

: Please note, I am interested in this project so I can improve an
: existing boat I use frequently, satisfy my NEED to build and
: control boat storage issues.

: Thanks for your input and ill be posting more pics at
: heirloomkayak.com/blog

I have only done what you are proposing in a limited area. My Guillemot L blew off the top of may car and I had to remove a 12 sq in chunk of wood and glass, feather the surrounding edges and remove some of the surrounding glass. I was using a heat gun to remove the patch that was applied. The patch was a bitumen coated piece of aluminum that was applied to the hull like a bandaid. At one point it got too hot in the surrounding glass and it just blistered up. This blister was very easy to remove. You might try that in a small area first, it may save you a lot of time and aggravation, use a well ventilated area. IMHO sanding is an awful job, the less of it the better.