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: Steve
: I understand your frustration. On my hull I tried wood filler with sandings
: mixed in and it turned almost white in spite of my dark red cedar dust. I
: dug that out and filled again with epoxy thickened with dark cedar dust
: and that turned so dark that it looks awful. Now I'm working on the deck
: and I'm more careful about cracks! I found that mixing the right color of
: sanding dust with Lee Valley glue works just right. It dries exactly the
: color of the saw dust. Their glue doesn't wick into the wood like Elmer's
: does so its sandable. I have yellow cedar dust for the trim and dard red
: cedar dust for the rest of the strips. I haven't completed the deck so
: I'll have to wait to see how it looks with the fill coat of epoxy on it.

: Congrats on a beautiful hull.
Stan,
Where did you get the glue (Lee Valley) you mentioned and what type is it? I even used a stain to darken the wood filler along with sanding dust and it still lightened with the epoxy application. I thought I was alright on the hull till I started sanding and where it looked good the cove sanded through exposing gaps. Like you said I'll pay more attention to gaps on the hull. I am considering not using cove and bead for the deck but unless I purchase more without the cove and bead I won't be able to cut any for awhile due to the lousy weather he in MA. Too much snow!
Steve