I have never tried staining in this application but here are my thoughts -

Staining will need to be the LAST thing you do before the epoxy. Any earlier and you will plane/sand through the stain back to bare wood.

If you were to stain the pieces before installing them on the boat you would need to sand these pieces smooth first. Stain requires a very fine finish before applying as it will drastically highlight any imperfections in the wood.

I don't see a way that you could control the stain when applying it to individual pieces after they are on the boat. The stain would soak into the adjacent pieces.

: Thanks for all the replies on my earlier post.My other Question was about
: staining the wood for contrast. The white wood is very light and does have
: very tight rings and no knots on boards 1 x 10(or 8) x 10'. If I stain the
: strips after cutting and routing. will there be a problem when shaping and
: sanding. Has anyone used stains before or know of any pictures.