I got some concerned messages about our pre-coating strategy in the Blade building.
Basically what we did was put on a thin layer of epoxy over the wood and let it harden overnight before putting on the glass. Idea is to stop the wood from gobbling up too much epoxy when glassing which adds weight but little strength to the hull. We sanded and washed the surface before we put on the glass.

Since people are concerned, I tought it might be interesting to do a peel test on the glass. We have not cut the stem to length, so we can do the test there. How hard should it be to pull the glass off the wood when the epoxy has cured? Is it good enough if it pulls pieces of the wood off? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Opinions on how to do the test? We have about 3-4cm of width to work on. How many kilos of pull should be neccesary to pull the glass off 90deg to the wood..