: You could just staple it on the bow and stern ( getting it as tight as
: possible ), and start in the middle and pull it to one side just a tad...
: staple it in about a 6" expanse, then go around to the other side and
: pull it back till it's tight and staple it on that side. Go from the
: middle towards one end repeating this process ( back and forth ). Then
: repeat on the other end until it's all down tight, with as few wrinkles as
: possible. Then to cover the staples, you can add a gunnal strip over the
: length of both sides and screw it down with bronze screws. You hide the
: cloth edge and add more support of the skin as well as stiffness to the
: sides of the boat. That is the way that Putz shows in his book. Hope that
: helps!

: Rehd
I'd spring for stainless staples then use a heat gun on low to pull out all of the slack and do everything else sd Rhed says.
BK