If you are stapling, just add more of them to hold the strips. If going staple free, steaming is a good idea. Even soaking will give increased flexability. Good luck.

Dan

: Hello; I have not built the boat your working on but on my guillemont I used
: bar clamps on the end of the strip for a lever the longer the clamp the
: more leverage you can achieve. when I got close to what I wanted I used
: strapping tape to lock it down.

: Good luck