Thanks all for the input.

Kudzu, that is a beautiful deck! You make it look easy. . .

I get the feeling that if things are going together pretty tight to where there aren't many gaps then I should be alright. Although since I've never done this before, my ability doesn't yet match my enthusiasm, I will try it on the hull and see how it goes before doing the deck.

Got the sheer strips dry fit and beveled last night, so I should be off and running. I'm sure there will be many many questions coming. I think it's safe to say the input from this forum alone should make the difference between an average boat and a (hopefully) really nice boat . . . or at least one that goes straight instead of in circles ;-)