One other thing. You may want to consider the wider strip if you are stapling. Your staple gun may be wider than the narrow strip.

: I don't know the boat, but you may want to consider ripping both sizes. The
: only place you are likely to need the thinner strips is turning the bilge.
: There are several builders (me included) who use thin strips for the bilge
: turn and wider strips for the rest.

: The other thing I will suggest is that you mark the strips you cut apart
: right off the saw and keep them together. The boat will look nicer if you
: have matching strips side to side.