questioning how to get started on the deck of a Guillemot.
1. there is a tip of the inner stem that comes up past the line for the sheer strips for the hull to be installed.

when i fllip it over, do I tape-off this tip and then start putting on my sheer strips for the deck over this tip of the inner stem?

2. the outer stem.
i have not found a picture of how to:

a. finish off the outer stem piece at the tip---i understand how to level off the strips at

the bow and stern and then to apply the laminated outer stem piece.

does the outer stem go on over to the deck or just end

at the sheer strip for the hull? how does it tie into the deck?

b. does it matter how far up onto the keel strips i go with the laminated outer stem or

do i stop at the point the keel begins?....

do i then just blend in the outerstem with the keel strips?

thank you to all whom help me and others. the learning curve is sharp on one’s first boat project. we, beginners, could use the trial and error method but advice is greatly appreciated and saves us from a lot of exasperation. my next boat should be a breeze !