> Does anyone know of a source for fiberglass cloth and tape in Connecticut?
> I've finished cutting my panels, and would like to stitch and glass my
> seams this weekend. I'm looking for prices comparable to Noah's ($23 a
> roll for tape, $3.75 a yard for 6 oz. cloth). If I can't find it locally,
> I'll just have to order it and put the whole thing on hold for the next
> week.

> Any help would be appreciated.

Have you tried Defender?

Connecticut is a big state, and I have no idea if they are close to you, but they ARE in that state.

Online, try looking at their catalog, which has far more items than their "online store".

http://www.defenderus.com/cgi-bin/Web_store/web_store.cgi?cart_id=

Check out the "deal" they offer: $10 yards of lightweight glass cloth for either $5 or $7.50 ( depends on where you read it) if you buy a gallon of resin form them. At 50 to 75 cents a yard this is certainly a great price for a light weight fabic for covering paddles, or a thin "skin" of glass over the hull of a stitch and glue design. I have no idea what the actual fabric weight is, but if it is really thin stuff, you just put on a couple of layers. You can cover a lot of paddles with 10 yards of glass fabric!

Hope this helps.

Paul G. Jacobson