I'm at the end of my first week-end of stripping and even after reading Nick's book, I don't know if I've gone too far but I sure could use some advice!

I'm about 9 strips (5/8") up the hull of an Expedition sport and the pinched keel is a dillema. It's impossible for the strips to bend and twist enough to conform to the last stations. So I stopped stripping.

If I start stripping the keel independantly of the strips I've already laid how on earth do I get the filler strips to conform to the concave gaps - certainly the beads & coves are not going to mate. I'd appreciate any sage advice!!