That sounds like an ideal application for peel-ply.  My only concern with peel-ply when I've used it is that it adds considerable cost to the project.  It also leaves a textured surface that usually needs to be addressed, so you might want to weigh the cost vs. labor savings with that in mind. 

   Thanks, CaptainSkully. Uh, just HOW textured? Enough so that I will be right back into sanding and filling agin? Or just a light sanding and then painting? Or will the texture be slight enough that it will make the perfect base for paint?

Thanks!

Jim

It's what seeped through the pores in the peel-ply and was then broken off when the peel-ply was removed. It has a texture like non-flexible sandpaper (and will sand your hands for you, too).

The texture works fine for adding another layer of cloth, but is not one you want to paint or varnish, so at least a light sanding is in order.

FWIW, if it was my project, I'd skip the peel-ply, fill the weave with an epoxy/phenolic microballoon mix, fair the hull with the same mix and a fairing board and paint it.

Microballoon mix is thick enough to fill the weave in one or two coats and sands very easily. It's lighter and cheaper than filling with epoxy. You just can't use it under varnish.

Laszlo