> Glad that all turned out well - - I did some experimenting with my epoxy
> over the weekend and I think simply working with it and buiding experience
> with it will do the trick.

Exactly what I should have done. Practice, practice, practice.

> My hull glassing is set for Mon eve (tomorrow)

Have fun.

> I went to the McDill AFB "Airfest 2000" airshow today with my
> wife - While silently paddling through a mangrove swamp might be fun,
> having a couple of F-16s with full afterburner surprise you from behind at
> 500 AGL is kinda awesome as well . . . Over 800,000 attended the show this
> weekend, it was really great stuff.

Sound like fun. It's been a long time since I've been to one of those. Did the A-10's perform? They look like ugly, slow airplanes, but can they ever turn on a dime. They make quite the show.

> I knew you'd do a perfect job glassing, your progress to date led us all
> to expect it . . . 8-)

It turned out pretty good, but I wouldn't say prefect. I've learned a lot in the last 24 hrs though and I can hope for a better job on the rest of the kayak (Too bad that I started with the deck). I've done many fiberglass repairs in the USAF with vacuum bags, heat, etc... But a little patch is a lot different that trying to get the glass to lay flat around 3 combings. Plus it's been 10 years (wow I'm getting old) since I've touched the stuff.