Hi everybody. I'm putting my CS 17 away for the winter a little early to get at some deck painting that I want to do. I'm attaching a photo of crack on the topside of the bow that appears to run along the lines of the plywood as the two halves were constructed. I'm wondering whether this is a something I should address with some sort of filler or just paint it? I was thinking of 3 possible approaches:
1) Just paint over it and let the crack expand and contract as it wants.
2) Try filling it in a bit with some slightly thickened epoxy, then paint over it.
3) Maybe try filling it in a bit with something that can expand and contract ---maybe something like 3M 4200?
Any ideas? Thank you.