I am not sure if I need to fix this issue before laying on the fiberglass to the deck. I am not sure if I should sand or if the fiberglass will hide. Thanks.
You should definitely try to fix this before applying fiberglass. First try to get the two pieces aligned by heating gently with a heat gun and then applying pressure across the joint maybe with a block of wood (protected with some plastic or packing tape) under a NRS strap. Then fill the gap with a mix of epoxy and microballoons
I make sure you remove all those screws and fill the associated holes
David,
I have both a heat gun and wood blocks (with plastic tape). I actually used the blocks to attach the butt blocks and flatten the joint but neglected the outside edges . I also just received a shipment of microballoons from CLC as suggested by Mark Nye to fix yet another issue (gaps in the deck/shear lamp and a low point in the foredeck. I will be painting the hull and edge of the deck. The “screws” are nails but I guess look larger since it is a close up and I zoomed in. I did use a nail set to get the nails below the surface. Some of them wouldn’t’t budge.
Thanks!
Rob