: Actually I am not building a boat this time, I'm building a Strip
: built Teardrop Trailer, similar to this superb build.

I saw a similar trailer several tears ago. It was built from cherry. The strips were screwed to internal frames using very carefully aligned brass screws. The screw heads were left slightly above the wood surface . After assembly a belt sander removed most of the screw head,eliminating any trace of the slot in it. What remained looked like rows of gold dots. No fiberglass needed as the internal frames supplied the strength. A few coats of high gloss varnish gave some depth to the dark wood and made the metal dots 'pop'.

May I suggest that thicker strips--5/16 or 3/8-- may be appropriate for this. I wouldn't bead and cove them.

If you go with 5/16 you can resaw 1x4 or 1x3 boards to get 'strips' which are 2-1/2 or 3-1/2 inches wide. Fewer joints, faster assembly, and you can see the grain pattern (meek as it might be) on the boards when you buy them.

Do you have the frame and running gear for the trailer yet?

PGJ