: I mixed up some dookie schmutz to fill a void between the internal
: stem and the last few strips. There was a 2-3 inch void I wanted
: to fill prior to drilling some holes for carry toggles. I went
: away to get some dinner, and when I came back the smutz had
: expanded to about 2 times its previous size. No harm this time,
: as the excess simply came out the top of the void.
: Does dookie schmutz always expand like that? I used a pretty high
: ratio of fine sawdust in a two-part RAKA epoxy. It did not
: "go off" until I got it in the void. It got quite hot,
: and the air bubbles in the mix must have expanded. The air temp
: was probably 90F, so this may have had some impact. Anybody seen
: this before?

: Bill VerSteeg

I did end pours on my Great Auk 14 before I joined the hull and deck and the same thing happened. Went all over the side of the boat. Made a mess I have to sand down. I should have waited and done the end pour after I joined them. I also ended up with some serious alignment issues between the deck and hull.

Charles Robinson