I used i think five coats on boat #1 and the boat is too heavy. I taped the outside seams - side to deck. Then I had to epoxy the hell out of it to smooth things out. Plus thought more epoxy = more strength, only a little bit true.

Heavy is bad, makes you not want to take the thing of fthe rack.

CLC directions allud e to two or three coats being right.

On my current boat I have saturation coat, one top coat, and I am sanding smooth. one more caot, sand then varnish.

Left out the tape on the seams, inside and out. ]

: I've been reading the debate on staple vs. stapleless and I can see how using
: staples can save time (but there also some time-saving tricks for going
: stapleless.

: It seems to me that sanding and filling has taken far more time than
: stapleless stripping. I am having difficulty figuring out when to stop
: adding epoxy fill coats and start applying varnish.

: After sanding each fill coat the fiberglass fabric becomes evident. Is this
: okay to varnish over?

: When sanding the hull yesterday, I noticed some pin-holes where bubbles
: escaped. Do these require an additional coat of epoxy?