> Here's a few more ideas:

> 1/Patching:

> Right now while you've got the raw material on hand, cut a bunch of paper
> thin strips of each type of wood that you are using.

Good for emergencies, I hope (knock wood) not to sand through.

> 2/ Gaps:

> You seem to have fairly regular design patterns - if you are lucky and
> have fairly regular gaps what about using these as part of the pattern?
> For example what would happen if you put a drop of black pigment in some
> glue and filler and spread it into the gap? Would it look interesting?
> Could you play with dark and light? Pretend shadows?

Yes! Fairly regular, sure. That is they're all difficult, all curving. I think I'll try both the black with epoxy or wood glue for the shadow thang, or use some of the stain remaining from the original work on the outer boards to try to match the dark parts. I certainly don't want to make the line of the curve made by the edge of the inside light part appear any different. I like the smooth sine wave effect. And filling in dark UP TO that edge should be pretty simple. Matching, or getting close to the color would be the toughest.

> Others could help here better than I, but alternatively, is this not a
> prime candidate for a seal coat -

Absolutely. But I have NO epoxy/fiberglass experience yet, and I am given to understand that the epoxy, unthickened runs like water. I need to find a way to keep the sealer coat from raining down onto the floor. Perhaps sealing the inside of hull/deck with some barrier, tape, paper, saran wrap, tin foil, etc. then applying seal coat to exterior of hull/deck, waiting for epoxy to cure, then removing the barrier on the inside.

in that it would put a skim of epoxy in
> all the gaps? Maybe repeat as necessary to get the fill you desire? Is
> cabosil filler or are microballoons as filler transparent? If not,
> multiple layers of seal coat in particular locations only, and then put on
> the cloth.

> -mick

Thanks,

Ed