Torsen. I want to get your opinion on bagging an irregular object like a canoe.  My attempt yesterday failed. I understand the concept of pleats. I watched a Gougeon Brothers video on this. It was a short video so every detail was not mentioned. In this demonstration, a pleat was made every few inches. It was also recommended the vacuum bag be 20% larger than the mold. A few questions I hope you can answer.

Where do your start when adding pleats? Should the bow and stern be done first or last?

My bag will be 120" wide and several feet longer than the linear feet of the inside of the mold. How do I determine where to start on the bag? I thought yesterday just pushing the excess bag into the boat would work but I still had bridging problems on the ends.

Thank you.

Alan