: I'm a first-time builder. The skeleton of my Expedition Sport is virtually
: complete and I'm trying to anticipate the stripping process. Assuming I
: "dovetail" the strips over the knife-edge stations, I note that
: most pictures show that builders run a flat strip (albeit forme in some
: way) arount the leading edges of stern & bow. How is that achieved?
: Will I be planing a flat spot arount the stern & bow after stripping?
: TIA
: Chas

: PS I saw Aricasilver web page posting and and was seriously impressed with
: the boat building skills - I sincerely hope you don't have to start with
: that skill level!!

Hi Chas.

I'm a first-timer too. I'd also recommend you get Nick Schade's book. That book, combined with this group, have got me through. I've got some photos of how I ended up doing the bow & stern sections. Those photos are at:

http://www.supakoo.com/rick/kayak/notes/2001-03-27.htm
http://www.supakoo.com/rick/kayak/notes/2001-04-18.htm
http://www.supakoo.com/rick/kayak/notes/2001-04-19.htm
http://www.supakoo.com/rick/kayak/notes/2001-06-01.htm

In addition, I have the luxury of showing an 'after' picture of the insides of those joints. See the thumbnail below.

Have fun, ask lots of questions, and enjoy the building process!

Rick Brannan
http://www.supakoo.com/rick/kayak