: Way to go Chas. I forgot to do it on the shear - I was nervous starting for the first time - so I ran a black and a white strip along the deck shear (1/4"). They are both pine with the black one stained with ebony gel I got from Garrett Wade in NY.I did a test glassing and there is no adhesion problem at all. I'm doing the deck on my Outer Island now and the "coach line" curves right up onto the aft deck for quite a bit but I like the effect. JJ

I was thinking about producing 4 x 5/8" ceder strips with simple ¼"
: inlaid veneers of maple - all glued & sanded prior to stapling the
: 5/8" strips as the sheer lines. The idea being that upon completion
: I'd have two quite elegant parallel "coach" lines along the
: length of the boat.

: Having never built a boat before I wondered if I was asking for trouble
: insofar as joinng the deck to the hull might not be as easy in practice as
: in theory and that any "wavyness" would look worse than having
: no coach lines.

: Can I solicit opinions from the board?

: I should be in position to start stripping next week-end and I am getting
: very JUMPY. Is that normal stage fright?

: thanks

: Chas