I shoulda posted the question earlier, that sounds easier than what I did. I mated pairs of strips together where the centerline runs from the end of the stem up to the bottom. It came out a little strange-looking, but once I cut the excess off the centerline is fair. I didnt have too much trouble holding to the stations, one screw on each side of station 2 is all I used.

> Hi Don:

> I finished the hull of my Spring Run last weekend. Ditto with the problem
> between the stems and the next stations, but with a couple of screws
> through the hull I was able to pull the strips tight against the stations
> again. I figure I can hide these holes when fairing the hull.

> After stripping up to the "top" of the stems I started stripping
> on one side only, running the strips past the centre line (keel) on either
> end. When I had finished one side I ran a string line down the keel, then
> laid a strip of masking tape carefully along this line. With a hand saw I
> cut off the end pieces and ended up with a very straight line along the
> keel. I was sceptical about doing it this way, but was very pleased with
> the results. The tricky part comes when you switch over to the other side
> and you have to carefully cut/sand/shape each strip to fit. After a few
> strips I got the hang of it and was amazed at how close I could get the
> strips to fit. Nick's book has a page that outlines four different ways of
> finishing the hull, each has its pros and cons.

> Good luck,

> Warren