Hello all,
I am starting my new build - Wee Lassie and having a tough time trying to figure out why Mac Mcarthys building board shows 4" overhang at the Bow and 2" overhang at the Stern.
I have 2 16 ft. strongbacks patterned after Ted Moores strongback with a nesting box between them so that I may extend the length.

My question is can I ignore the overhangs? If I SHOULD have the overhangs, should I raise the molds about 3" higher on my 16 ft. strongback to satisfy the overhangs? Another alternative is to purchase a 10' 9 1/2" x 6" board and a 2x4 spine. But that would mean I would have to make special "horses" to hold this new strongback. I would prefer using what I already have. Another alternative is to remove half of the strongback and extend the nesting box to 10' 9 1/2" overall length and fill in the 4 sides with 2' 9 1/2" MDF.

From What I can make out, the overhangs allow room for the first few strips to hang down at the Bow and Stern.
What to do to solve this novice issue?

THANKS,
Douglas