: This is indeed the case, but the main reason I do it this way is I
: find it quicker and easier to get a nice looking deck. No
: feathering of tape on the deck.

: It is really only viable on boats with hard sheers using a sheer
: clamp. Taped inner sheers need hatches to be cut before deck
: fitting. I tend to prefer boats with hard sheers anyway.

: The down side is that one needs to cut the hatches after the deck
: is on, which I don't mind, and marokse style deck fittings might
: be a problem.

: To reduce the need for sanding I get bulkheads etc fitted before
: glassing inside the deck and glue the deck on immediately after
: the final fill coat for a chemical bond.

: I have done it this way from day one thirty years ago. It doesn't
: seem to be an approach that is used much, and I can't really
: understand why.

: Et

Lots of us are too slow to do it that way ;)

Bill H.