: That seems to be the way to do it from everything that I have read
: also, as far as my initial question the internal stem does
: extend beyond the shear about 3/4 of an inch and rounds over the
: deck so to speak a bit also, I think I will just carry on and
: when it comes to it I can use that to glue the two deck shear
: strips to and cut the stem between the two shears to seperate
: the deck and hull...seems logical I'll cross that bridge when I
: get there.

I run it a couple inches above the deck when I'm stripping the hull then cut it flush after it's stripped.

Bill H.