Any problems with sanding with the clear coat covering the outside of the hull, or do you simply sand through all the clear coat and go for it?

Shawn

: Thanks for your kind words. I used System Three Clear Coat, which is a
: penetrating epoxy, for this. I discovered it quite accidently about 10
: years ago when I left a stir stick on a plywood bench. Even though only
: the tip had epoxy on it, it wicked the entire length and I had to sand it
: off the bench. I did many further experiments before I had the nerve to
: try it on a strip built boat. Then, I found that if any of it got on a
: staple, it would wick down the staple hole, but other than that, it worked
: like magic. Regular epoxy won't work for this, by the way.

: Clear Coat doesn't set up nearly as hard as regular epoxy, but it bonds
: better and for holding the strips together for sanding and filling before
: glassing, it works just fine. I had to move my deck clear across my shop,
: which was over the top of a 26 foot sailboat I'm building in the middle of
: the shop. It was only held together by the Clear Coat and I had no
: problems at all. The hull got glassed before it ever left the molds.

: G**rg* R*b*rts is the only other person I know who uses Clear Coat this way.

: Al