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On a Shearwater, does it matter what order I lay the three layers of glass on the hull?
Yes, it matters. The first layer is the all-encompassing layer; the second is just on the bottom panels, and finally the bow and stern reinforcement.
There are two problems with doing that in reverse order: First, you might get an air bubble at the edge of the layers that end short. Second, if the smaller patches shift beneath the all-over sheet, you'll have the devil of a time getting them back in place.
You want to apply all the layers DRY, and wet them out with epoxy at the same time.
