Second layer of fiberglass is visible, uneven

My Petrel strip-built kayak requires a strip of bias-cut fiberglass to join the exterior seam between the deck and the hull, as well as an additional layer of fiberglass on the hull. In some spots, I can see the second layer of fiberglass; it other areas, it’s not visible. Why is this? Obviously, I’d like invisible, just like the single layer on the deck, hatches, coaming rim, etc.

What can I do to keep this from happening?

this has happened to me when not using enough epoxy. You really have to make sure you have enough, and squeegee it into the fiberglass.

you’re the builder, so you will always see it, but i noticed that nobody else saw my boat’s imperfections until I pointed them out. :slight_smile: