There is something to be said for the H16, easy, simple, durable. My Dart 16 was like that.

As far as working with epoxy goes, I find that the more preparation you do, the better off you are. So, make sure you have plastic or some other means to catch drips, areas that you dont want to get epoxy on, you tape, or cover with plastic, wax, mclube, packing tape, etc.


Another good idea is to cover your the area you are working on with peel ply, its a nylon fabric that helps control the surface and soaks up any excess epoxy. Plus when the epoxy cures, you merely rip off the peel ply and you take the blush with it, and it leaves a nice textured surface, so no sanding.

On the first hull I pulled off the peel ply before I glued the hulls together and the drips ran down the sides of the hulls, which needed to be sanded off. On the second hull, I left the peel ply on, and then the drips came off when I pulled off the peel ply.