Seams like Taping. With Fiberglass.

It's a beautiful hull.  Once we finished the tabbing, we were able to remove the stitches (that was the painful part, by the way), and fill in the gaps with epoxy.  After that it was a sanding game - the word for this is "fairing the hull." Making it beautiful.  Making the lines 'fair' so that the boat will move easily through the water.

The seam taping involves some 4-in strips of fiberglass tape.  To tape the seam, you first need to round it (sanding) and smooth it, then lay the tape carefully and soak it with epoxy to cement it to the wood.

You can see a photo of the transom, all taped up, and Jay (that's my Dad) finishing up the taping of the starboard joint.

Where to next?  We have to apply more peanut butter (less thick, more Jif and less Adams) to smooth out the junction between the fiberglass tape and the rest of the hull.  Then we can sheathe the hull completely in fiberglass.

Tabbing the hull

This might hurt a bit -- if you're a boat.  At least, I think it would hurt.  :)

We start with Frankenboat...

Then we mix up some delicious peanut butter... that's thickened epoxy.

Then you duck underneath the hull and paint epoxy into the seams between the stitches.  You have to make it thick or it drips down once you paint it in there.  And sometimes it still drips.  

Look out!  Epoxy + skin is an unfortunate combination.  The last photo is from the cockpit area, between the cabin and the stern.  At the right side of the picture, you're looking at the transom, which is the back of the boat.