> Bob , if you are truly wanting to fair out the rough spots on the bottom
> of the hull don't use wood flour and epoxy as a fairing compound. It is
> still too hard and not smooth enough. Use micro-balloons or some other
> additive especially for sanding. I saw a kit kayak sitting in the rafters
> of a boatbuilding school that one of the fellows said had been there for
> over a year. The builders had tried to use cabosil as a filler for fairing
> and they went on to other things as the boat was about unsandable. Lee, I was wanting to use the filler for a few knot holes and cracks where the glue did not hold. I surely did not want to try to sand a hull covered with epoxy, not even with all fifty years of my neighbors auto body tools and experience. Thanks for your concern and the warning. Bob