: here's my question of the day.... when I attatch the strips to make the
: stempieces do I wrap them right around to the point of the bow and stern?
: If so how do I deal with the fact that I will have to cros the line where
: the hull and deck separate?

It's not clear to me what the question is. You say external stem piece but your discription sounds like you have no external stems.

What boat are you building? If I know who's boat you're working on I may be able to better understand your querry.

All the best,

Rob Macks
Laughing Loon CC&K
www.LaughingLoon.com