So I’m currently in the process of building my first board, a 5’8" mini-simmons. I have the board all shaped up and sanded but am wondering if I should install the leash plug and fin boxes before or after glassing the board? If the answer is to install them before glassing, how do I glass the board without covering up/filling in the cavities in the plug and boxes?
Thanks in advance for any advice you guys can give me.
Preglass is a cleaner install imo and saves steps… regarding bubbles, I have only done a few boards preglass at this point and am no expert… But, using a razor blade while lamming, I keep getting closer and closer to “bubblefree”. I certainly have less bubbles than when I used to do finboxes postglass.
I would think glassing over the top adds a small measure of strength, as well as watertight security. But the real strength IMO would come from the foam and stringer bond to the fin box below the surface. I generally install my boxes afer the first layer of glass (using fiberglass between box and foam) but before the last.