> Greg, looking good! Makes me want to build another. I did one last year,
> and am building a Rangely Trout fishing boat this year. Don't rush, and
> enjoy the fun of building it.

> Questions:

> 1. In the first few pics there is something running vertically outside of
> the strips - is this something used to hold the strips in place instead of
> staples?

> 2. Did you use an inner stem? Answer 1. I thought it would make it easier to remove the staples if there was something under them and also to cushion the wood from the inpact of the stapler. Wrong choice of material, tried to use mini blind slates, too brittle and I discovered that it also trapped lots of glue behind it. That's why they are only there for the first few days.

Yes, I did use the inner stems but I didn't get the strips down where they should have been in the stern so there wasn't much contact, i use the interlocking method th add strength there. the front worked out good , lots of contact on the beveled stem.

Greg