: i think i will try some water based fill putty =durhams=and see if stain
: reacts ok with it. ie i might get furniture grade on some things.

I remember using putty on some of the bigger gaps. I don't remember which putty.

: What about glue? the stain did'nt get wierd along the strip seams where dried
: glue may have hardened the wood?

Didn't seem to be an issue, but I wipe up while applying glue so that it doesn't stain the surface. On my next boat, I'm going to skip glue and put a coat of epoxy on while the hull is still stapled to the forms.