: 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!

I just started to sand also. I have a couple of places where I could also get a wide glue line. It depends how much I have to sand in that area. What happens I think is we don't get a good taper match between our strips and the more we sand the more the gap opens to expose more glue. The poster who recommended using a mirror helps us eliminate this. But I know I have at least one strip that I forgot to taper and had it glued on before I noticed it. I think everyone wants to build a second boat because we know what to look out for from our first one.

John