Thanks John. Forgive me if this answer is elsewhere on this forum (it likely is), but should I wet-out both layers of cloth along the keel at once, or wait until the first layer cures before laying down the reinforcing strip?

Tim

Like anything in boat building, you'll get several opinions on the 'best' way to do this.

On my boats, I usually put the reinforcement glass on the hull and lay the 'full coverage' glass over that, and wet them out together, but I've done a lot of epoxy/glass work.
Some folks feel that this results in 'cutting glass fibers' in the outer layer, but it's not been a problem for me. I like the fact that the full glass layer keeps the edges of the reinforcement under control - no epoxied hanging threads to scrape away later.

It's probably less risky to do the full glass layer and then add reinforcement later (just as soon as the first epoxy cures- not days or weeks later- if there's much delay, scrub the first layer with water and a brush to get rid of amine blush, and possibly give a very light scuff sanding.).

BTW, a clean bench brush helps to smooth out the dry glass cloth on the hull before you start with the epoxy.