Hi Dan,

You might as well join the ends for the stern now and just lay out the pieces full-sized and not have to worry about aligning a precisely-cut piece. It will be easier to keep everything fair if you do all your layout on a full-sized piece and then do the cutting. Your instinct was right, IMHO :) Shawn

> O.K. I've scarfed and epoxied my hull blanks and I need some advice. The
> plans say to now draw out the shape of the hull and cut it out. they don't
> say when to scarf and join the ends required for the bow and stern ends. I
> could easily do a little measuring and cut out enough wood for these ends
> before drawing and cutting the hull. I could then scarf and join them
> first and then draw out the shape of the hull and cut it out. This makes
> the most sense to me but if I'm missing something, let me know.

> Cheers, Dan