Covering the holes on the hull

Turned over the boat and covered the holes with resin putty.

Sanded it with sandpaper no. 80.

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Covered the screws at the transom's edge.

Decided to remove the screws from the butt blocks and filled them.

 

After sanding the first fill coat.

 

Advice: Sand only in the direction of the wood grain and try to not scratch the surface.

 

I have bought a Dewalt random sander: huge difference. The surface looks great, it is even and the texture of the wood recovered from under the epoxy.