I am building a Guillemot L (in Sydney Australia) and while I have used the forums and the its great Search function extensively I need a little help on the best way forward.

The problems I have are

- A number of strips are quite thin (excluding those sections I have replaced because I sanded all the way through)
- Once I removed the staples in the hull in a few places the strips are floating above the forms. This gives a wavy appearance along the hull.

I thought I may be able to fix the problem by

1. Putting very small nails through the hull into the forms to straighten the strips
2. Put on a sealer coat of epoxy
3. Pull out nails and rely on the sealer coat to hold the shape until glassed
4. Fill nail holes and some other gaps with epoxy mixed with wood shavings.

Will the epoxy hold the strips in shape and is it ok to fill remaining gaps after the sealer coat.

Thanks

Mark