For a first strip-building experience, I'm guessing you have not bought router bits to make bead and cove edges. Don't bother to.

The curves on most decks are fairly smooth and simple. Of course that can vary by design, but if you are building a s&g hull, then I'm assuming you are working from plans which call for a plywood deck-- and if your plans call for plywood there are not going to be any fancy bends or curves.

You could probably get away with using square-edged strips to make a flat panel, then cut that panel to the shape of the plywood part it will replace.

If you want to lay individual strips over forms, you might consider cutting the edges to a 2 or 3 degree bevel (87-88 or 92-93 degrees) by setting your table saw to this angle and running the strips through, putting this slight bevel on each edge.

This fixed bevel approach works well for decks and should speed up your construction. You may find an occasion where you need to use a hand plane to tweek the fit, but it is just as likely that you won't need to.

Good luck with your project.

PGJ