Last weekend we finally glassed the interior of the deck. As planned, Dawna got stuck on the inside while I supplied fresh batches of epoxy from outside. It was also quite warm, in the 90s by mid-day, so we had to move fast to keep ahead of the epoxy cure time.
The lamination came out quite well, thanks mostly to Dawna's talent. After three hours in the hull wetting out glass with epoxy, I offered to finish the aft end of the deck and give Dawna a break. Of course, this was the only area where we had any bubbles form in the laminate. Lesson learned: Never give Dawna a break! It is very difficult to see the bubbles under the laminate, and the white splotches of putty filler tend to camouflage the bubbles. In any case, I will have to grind out the bubbles and add a few patches of glass fabric. In the end, my "oopsies" will blend into the hull, but it is frustrating to do all that work so carefully and still have some blemishes.
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