: :

: Thanks, I thought I'd done that, but I missed that video. Also, I
: haven't yet used any cheaters on the bow, and of course now I'm
: looking at strips now that are all the way up on the stern, but
: not nearly so on the bow. Does this pose a problem?

Shouldn't make any difference at all, though until the strips all reach the bottom they'll have considerable twist to them, hot air gun will help them to conform to that shape.

Bill H.