: John,
: I had similar problems when I put my reinforcement strips on the tail piece
: of my North Star. It is trapped sanding dust in small air pockets. I had
: to sand back down to this area and removed the small pockets with a small
: needle to get rid of them. I was told not to sand until I put on at least
: 3 coats of filler which I tried the second time but still had the white
: specks. Again I carefully sanded it down until I broke all the pockets,
: cleaned them and when I reapplied the epoxy I took the small needle and
: worked in the epoxy until the spots disappeared. Very much a pain. You can
: also try to pierce the pockets without sandingand work some epoxy in as
: this also worked for a couple stubborn spots for me.
: Steve

Thanks Steve...That makes sence to me. I scraped and sanded the edges while they were green so it would be easier but I'm sure the somewhat soft epoxy did trap dust. I think I will make the fixes after I finish the boat or even next winter.

John