: Perhaps.

: Large globs of hot glue will hold harder AND set up very slow. I use
: 1/8" dots of glue which hold well and set fast.

: There are quite a few different hot glue formulas for wood. Some are more
: soft and sticky, which I've found are more difficult to make release
: cleanly.

: I used to use the yellow cast hot glue you mentioned which had been available
: at some hardware stores, but a few years ago I could no longer find it
: locally.

: So, I've gone to web stores specializing in hot glue. I've bought a few
: different formulas of the hot glue for wood to find the one that has the
: best holding power with the cleanest releasing. This formula is a bit
: harder which allows it to break off cleanly.

: The details of the hot glue I use and the distributor are on my
: "Stapleless Stripping" web page at my web site.

: Or, maybe you're just not whacking the forms hard enough. It should be like a
: baseball bat swing.

: Rob

Hi again Rob,

You are obviously far more brave in swinging the hammer on an almost completed boat than I am

Btw, Harbor Freight stocks the yellow hot melt glue and it's cheap.

Bill H.