OK, glassing the hull of my Kaholo 14. The bow is finer than my skerry was, and I'm not surprised to have trouble draping the fabric. I resorted to a razor to slit the glass so I could get it to lie flat and wet out without bubbles at the center. Do others add a glass tape over the stem to get good glass coverage without any bubbles? I'm trying to keep it light but it seems this is one spot a 2nd layer might be good. Particularly paddling it around New England...rocks.
At the very least I'd add a bias-cut strip to make sure that the seam is tight. Note that 4 oz glass, properly wet out, weighs about 8 ounces per square yard, so a single 4-inch wide strip shouldn't break your weight budget. It's also neutrally buoyant, so your displacement won't change.
Laszlo
Yep, that's pretty much where I'm heading. I'm going to trim the excess glass, sand the stem down and put a tape over it tomorrow. Maybe use some packing tape to hold it down tight.