Perhaps I've missed something. Why would you ever use strapping tape? What was it used for?

Marc

: I finished taping the inside seam on my Gilly and having a real
: time of it trying to get rid of the strands and glue from the
: strapping tape. Has anyone found a solvent or better way to
: remove the gunk? I tried sanding but this just speads the mess
: but does make it so i can see how much is till left on the boat.
: Scrapper work pretty well but seams to take forever. Any
: thoughts will be appreciated. Thanks Joe