> Hi All;

> The tapers needed when joining the keel strips to the sheer strips have
> slowed me "right down." New pix of a 'nearly' completed hull are
> up at the link "Hull Construction" at the bottom of this post.

> The speed slows to a crawl when you have to wait for the glue to dry
> before proceeding - - And these *l*o*n*g* tapers require lots of jigging
> and dry time to get it right. Any hints as to how to speed stapleless
> construction along during the taper phase?

> Best Regards, Spidey (Ken)

hi Spidey

I used the football shape, alternating the strips parallel fist to the keel, then the sheer, that allowed time for one strip's glue to dry while I fit the next strip.

Greg