> I built a Pygmy Coho with butt joints using their glass tape method. It
> was easy to do, but the Pygmy instructions did not warn against the
> possibility of discoloration if you do not epoxy saturate the entire panel
> at the same time. I have a nice little color band running around my boat
> because the wood continued to oxidize until I saturated the rest of the
> panels.

> You may already be familiar with this issue, but thought I would bring it
> up just in case. I am using butt blocks on my next boat! Hard(er) to screw
> up the exterior.

> Mike

What if you were to epoxy saturate all the panels before beginning any work? This would eliminate that problem and would further protect them from being marred during construction. What do people think of this idea?