I have been sanding the hull of my Spring Run. I used a long board and ROB with 80 grit, worked my way up to 100 grit. I thought I would be epoxying by the weekend. I took a wet rag to the hull to see what it would look like. The wood and pattern looks great.

Unfortunately, there were a number of areas where I could see long traces of glue between the strips. I assume anything that the water shows will show through the epoxy. I found that I can sand and scrape to eliminate the glue in some areas, but what are my options where the strips were not tight and there is glue all the way through?

2nd question: If I am planning to use some wood flour and epxoy to fill a couple of gaps, wouldn't it make sense to do my seal-coat on the hull first and fill in the gaps with flour/epoxy later? If I use the flour/epoxy first, won't it dis-color the hull?

Thanks for the help!