I used to long block ENTIRE offshore fishing boats when we built them. It is def. the best way to get a fair surface , but for getting out the bulk before it matters that airfile looks sweet, and trust me, after doing one of these you don't want to look at a long block for a long time, if ever.
"I said, now, I said ,pay attention boy!"
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea Isak Dinesen If a man is to be obsessed by something.... I suppose a boat is as good as anything... perhaps a bit better than most. E. B. White