: You'll never get the tape half way wet out, a little will wick into
: the part you want to leave dry and create a hard spot where the
: deck won't then sit flush against the hull.

: I use partial sheer strips, then I can glue on the deck at the ends
: that are really hard to reach and only tape the middle that's
: relatively easy to reach. It's all taped on the outside anyway.

: Bill H.

I'm not entirely sure what a sheer strip is. It sounds like a strip (1/4" wide?) that is fastened to the inside of the hull projecting above the sheer line to meet the deck shaped to provide a gluing surface in contact with the underside of the deck. For the Petrel, that's about 15 degrees within about 2 feet of either end.

Have I understood correctly?