I'd just go ahead and paint the area with something artistic and call it good if you decide you don't like it later. I'd bet there are several painted or part painted boats for that very reason.

: I'm about half way through my deck, and I've run into a problem. I've
: discovered that my center strips have pulled about 1/2" to one side
: at the bow, so that I'll have nearly one full strip extra on the other
: side. As my center strips are accent colored, it'll be noticable (at least
: to me). Also, at the pinch at the bow and stern my strips haven't been cut
: well, so that I'll have to patch in some filler wood to repair my
: mistakes.

: I have a fair amount of work in the deck so far, probably in the realm of 20
: hours. I probably have enough extra strips to scrap the deck and start
: over. My question for the forum is, at what point have any of you decided
: to scrap some major work and start over? I'm not looking for a perfect
: boat by any means, but I'm wondering if there's a "tipping
: point" where you've found the imperfections in your build detracting
: from your enjoyment of the boat.