> I'm getting close to finishing up the stripping on my guillemot and wanted
> to get advice on the next step.

> I've never glassed before and wonder if it would be easier to glass with
> the cockpit cut out but with no coaming on it, or coam and then glass?

I have done it both ways. Putting the coaming on after glassing does break up the project into a couple smaller and easier projects. Making the vertical part of the coaming before glassing is quicker because you can do all the glassing in one step. If you cut enough slits in the deck glass around the coaming it will conform well, then wrap it with bias-cut cloth.

> I guess I could pass along my worst horror story to date: My son and I had
> carried it outside on saturday to fair and sand the hull. After spending
> most of the day with it, it looked really good. We carried it inside and
> as we were turning it over to start stripping the deck, the hull slid off
> the form and hit the floor. Imagine the look on our faces as the hull
> split end to end on the keel line.

> Lucky for us it was a very clean break. A little more glue and some
> strapping tape to hold it in place and it looks almost as good as before
> we dropped it.

Glad everything worked out well.