> I've just finished fairing my hull with a few exceptions. I have a few
> voids between strips. These are not absolute voide in that they can't be
> seen clear through but rather cracks in the outer layer of the cove and
> bead. I tried to fill some of them with a dookie schmuts filler and found
> that I just made a mess that I had to sand off and then found that not
> much of the epoxy made it into the crack. Question: do I really need to
> worry about these cracks?

If, after sanding, the areas are smooth, with no deep valleys, you can ignore them. If you have any worries about them, put on a sealing coat of resin and sand that smooth before putting on the cloth. If you think the wood is already smooth enough, then you can put the cloth on and NOT seal the wood first. The jury is still out, in my opinion, on which method is better, but in this case, by sealing the wood first you get a second crack at fairing and fllling dips before you go and bridge them with the cloth, potentially trapping air pockets under the fabric.

> They are structurally sound to my satisfaction.
> I tried to flex them and there was no going. If I don't fill them, will
> teh epoxy from the glassing fill in the void?

Some might, but the potential is that there will be trapped air bubbles. These should be small and not critical, or easily seen. You cna leavethem alone, or go back and fill them with an injector, or sand off the area and patch over it. Or, you can go over your fairing job again and try to get things a bit better first by applying a bit more time and sandpaper.

> Do I have to take any
> special actions when glassing?

Did anyone mention the ritual of waving the bucket of epoxy above your head three times while singing "Row, row, row your boat" backwards? No? Well than I guess you don't need to take any "special" actions when glassing. Relax, you can just act normally.

Take care and good luck with this.

Paul Jacobson