I am more of a monkey see monkey do kinda person. I have Nick's book but the video's do more for me. Dan Caouette's photos have been a Godsend because I can sometimes wrap my mind around something I can see to visualise me actually doing it.

I'm pretty sure the light is not a train most of the time :)

: Hi Dan,
: I am in a similar boat, as it were..I do a shear clamp strip after
: glassing the inside of the hull,so I don't notch out the forms
: for this.It is a simple operation.The tricky bit is preparing
: the mating surface so the deck, in my case, sits well on the
: hull.My current boat build has a radiused shear area ,from hull
: to deck, so I will be challenged when the time comes to this
: bit...I will just "wing it".My third build brings me
: an indeterminate level of "winging it"
: confidence..."I guess I've had my unfair share of FUBAR
: learning experiences though.There is big investment in this
: activity of ours[angst and worries] that warrants the use of
: preschool curiosity to make sure the light at the end of the
: tunnel is actually light.I see this light in the image of me
: paddling my new boat.....
: cheers,from Paul