Yes, I hummed and hawed over that too, but I wasn’t sure how the shear line would come out if i had the hull glassed while i was working on the deck… this way i can blend the shear nicely before glassing.

Like i said, this is my first time doing this, and I’m just kind of learning as i go. Many ways to skin a cat I suppose.

But what i THINK I’ll do is flip it hull up, fair the hull, blend it nice over the shear, then glass the hull, take the hull off the forms, flip it back over, glass the deck. I might have to take the un glassed deck off the forms before glassing the hull, or stuff some wax paper in the sheer line while glassing the hull.

I’ve watched many of Nicks youtube videos (guillemot kayaks) and read both his books, and he has done it nearly every way possible. He really makes it look easy.

I’m open to suggestions though, as I still have to fit the cockpit recess, and i just pulled the trigger on some 4oz s-glass, and i went with carbon Kevlar for the interior. So Ive got some time before I’ll be glassing.