: I was
: thinking of wetting the deck out with one coat of epoxy and when it was
: tacky, trying to lay the cloth on so it would stay in place while I put on
: the next coat of epoxy. Is that a bad idea? My gaps came back between the
: deck and haul so that is something I will have to deal with when the
: deck/haul mating time comes. I would appreciate any last minute thoughts.

I'm not sure what you hope to accomplish by doing it this way. If you just want to get the glass on fast, your best bet is probably to lay it down dry and then wet through it. This is perfectly reasonable, you just need to watch for places where thewood is absorbing the resin.

If you just want to seal up the wood fast, go ahead and seal it and let it cure. Applying the glass while the seal coat is tacky can be very frustrating as it will be difficult to remove the inevitable wrinkles in the glass.

It is sometimes useful to lay the fabric on wet resin, especially if the fabric is something difficult to wet out such as Kevlar. Otherwise I would avoid the technique. If you really want to do it, have someone help you lay down the glass. Have one person at each end and lift the whole piece over the boat. Carefully drape it down over the boat avoiding wrinkles as much as possible. Once the glass touches the wet or tacky epoxy it will be hard to move again.