All I can say is wow, does the bottom look great with all the clamps removed and all the joints sanded. I was very happy to discover that my old Porter Cable paint sander with a 20 grit disk is really great for sanding epoxy and blending lines. I was able to quickly sand all of the scarf and chine joints including the various drips, etc all with one disk and it still has some life in it yet! The only thing is that the constant leaning over the hull long enough to do the sanding takes its toll on your back.

I had previously used scissors to cut strips for fiberglass tape, but this time I tried using a razor knife and it definitely worked well. I think I might stay with using the razor knife for cutting tape because I don't think my rather inexpensive scissors will hold up and they're really useful in other situations.

Applying the 4 and 6 inch tape to the inside of the chine shelf joint was rather uneventful, except that its now warmer in my garage than it has been (by about 12-15 degrees) so I found the epoxy just starting to gel when I was finishing up. I quickly grabbed the bubble roller and again it did its thing very very well. The only issue with bubbles was right up at the bow - there is such a sharp edge that I could not quite get all the glass to lay across it perfectly. In spite of going over it many times, there are still a couple of very small bubbles. I will likely drill a couple of small holes and inject the bubbles with epoxy later.