Wow. No wonder your boats look nicer than mine. Where mine wanted to pull off the forms, I just clamped it more and kept stripping. An occaisonal staple. In the end, there were a couple places it still pulled away a little and I let it go, as long as it was symmetrical.

: Hi Jason;

: Yes, in a couple areas on my hull & deck I was able to steam panels into
: conformance against the forms. I was building stapleless and sometimes
: those strips would just not cooperate!

: In dealing with a bulge, however, other forces are at work. That is, there is
: too much wood for the allotted space! I had a small bulge in one area of
: the hull, and no amount of steaming would make it go away. It might
: disappear for a day, but it would pop right back out. I used Rob Mack's
: advice from my construction plans. He suggests that if a bulge develops,
: cut the glue line or lines in that area, remove a little material from the
: strips, and re-glue. Hank's technique of glueing sandpaper to a putty
: knife worked for me there.

: Use a sharp utility knife to score through the glue line in several passes,
: insert the prepared putty knife and sand the seam, and re-glue while
: squeezing it all together with strapping - No more bulge!

: Hope this helps, Best Regards, Spidey