: I am building guillemot large and am putting in an internal stem. it seems to
: me that with the stem curveing around end form that the top portion is in
: the area of the deck and if the deck strips are glued to it that the form
: can be removed. The plans seem to show the sheer strip to be about 3/4
: from the top of the stem.Any advice will help.
: River rat

I am stripping the deck of my Guillemot, and the hull is stripped. The hull strips are all glued to an internal stem. The internal stem does indeed rise above the sheer line, and my first deck strip is also glued to the stem. This means I will have to cut my internal stem at the sheer line with a pull saw when it's time to release the kayak from the forms.

Since I have planed the ends of my kayak to prepare for an external stem, it's easy to see what's going on.

Chris