I'm now into my third attempt of building the stern of my (future) firestar but it seems as I will again fail.
I have tried with steam, have used smaller strips, tried with heating but I am not at all satisfied with the results. There are always plenty of caps to be filled, the strips (at least the ones which do not break) do not twist as desired and I start to loose confidence that I really can build it the proposed way. Maybe I reached my skills level?

So I am thinking about alternative methods to build this BEAUTIFUL boat.

1. Shall I inreace the dimensions of the two small side pannels of the stern to make the radius of the strips smaller? This way the stripping process for the stern may become easier. Will this change the behaviour of the boat?

2. Shall I build a foam core, then use a veneer layer before applying some layers of glass to still gain the wooden touch and have the required strengths? Is this idea completely off the shelves?

3. ???

Looking forward to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas.

Regards Roger (a hobby builder living in Switzerland)

PS: It is not my first boat, have already build two CLC S&G boats and a strip built bob special and all worked out very nicely.