LongBoard Finbox Install on the Lam??

General Discussion
1

Store boards route on the hotcoat then overlap the gloss coat on the finbox. Looks great.

I don’t use a gloss coat. I usually route on the hotcoat and leave the top of the finbox exposed but what if I want to overlap the hotcoat on the top of the finbox? (at least half all aorund the perimeter of the finbox) Anyone done this? How deep should I route the finbox? Flush with the lam coat? BTW, approx how thick is a typical layer of hot coat?

Thanks,

BB

2

Our shop always routed on the lam coat, added two patches over the box, let it cure, then hotcoated…sanded that, then glossed.

Of course, we also added 3 short woodie spiders each side of the box, for addtional stringer protection.