: I can't tell from the picture or from your description, but if you have
: fine white lines that follow some of your strips, then it is most likely
: stressed glass from movement between the strips.

The fine lines that I'm seeing aren't white. It looks like a very slightly, recessed line following the glue joints.

: I have seen this happen when there is an excess undercut to the bevels
: between two strips. It may appear like a tight joint from the exterior,
: and it most likely is, but it is only glued along such a small edge that
: any slight flexing breaks the glue joint,and stress cracks the cloth. The
: 4oz cloth on the exterior only adds strength in tension. This also makes
: sense since the sides have pulled away from your forms. Humidity certainly
: can be the culpret here. Removing or lifting the deck from the forms could
: also cause this.

The strips are B&C and the deck hasn't been off the forms since the glass was applied. However, I'm thinking you're right about the humidity getting into the unsealed underside of the deck causing slight swelling in relation to the sealed side.

: If you lay your cloth on at a bias, this will add strength and help to reduce
: or even eliminate this problem. If the weave of the cloth follows the
: strips then its kind of like bending form feed computer paper at the
: perforations rather than at an angle across the perforations. (hope my
: point isn't too abstract)

All cloth was cut on the bias (60" wide 4oz E glass). And, the illustration above makes perfect sense.

: Things will strengthen up once you get the inside glassed, but you should
: make certain not to let the deck flex. I would suggest hot glueing a
: number of scrap strips across the shear from side to side to keep it from
: further damage while you sand the interior and to keep things at the
: proper width. Keep a few of these stiffners in place to hold the shape
: while glassing the interior.

Point well taken. The deck will be well supported while the sanding and glassing proceeds.

: Tom

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my delima, Tom. What threw me was that I didn't see anything like this on my first stripper. I guess different woods react differently to temp/humidity changes!

Happy Building.

Charles.