> A quick search aroung my garage turned up some rubber U-channel
> that had been a part of an aluminium window, cut six inches off, put
> it between some 1"X 6" pieces of ply with 1/4" of rubber
> poking out of one side, a dozen or so staples in each side, back in
> business!

Thanks for sharing that little story with us! As you may know, I'm just about ready to start glassing, so I was wondering if I really had to go out and _buy_ a squeegee. Like you said, it all adds up.

BTW, for those who are loosely aware of my progress, the deck is now done - another yipee! I know have something that looks unmistakably like a kayak! Because of the way I chose to strip the deck, I got myself into a bit of an akward spot when it came time to strip around the cockpit sides (guess I didn't think far enough ahead), but it seems to have worked out alright. Tomorrow I'll cut the outer cockpit opening and get some of the horizontal cockpit strips down. I'm getting there!

Mike Spence