: Before you put on the forms, eyeball down your strongback. It might be dead
: straight (unlikely but possible) if it is you can just use the edges of
: the strongback as your reference points. If it is nearly straight, run a
: length of fishingline down the length and pull it tight. This will serve
: as a pretty good reference.

My strongback is not bad, but it has a small twist at one end, so I have used the "line down the length" idea as you explain in your book.

I have a horizontal alignment line and a vertical line. It appears to me from your post, and that of the others, that I should pay attention to the horizontal line and not pay "too" much attention to the vertical line, but instead "make the whole boat line up" ?

: Regardless, don't try to align them individually, instead align them in
: relation to the entire boat.

I will try this Monday when I am back in the shop. At present I have tried to align each one, and this seems to be a hopeless task. I will stick them all on and see how it goes.

Many thanks to you and everyone else for there help,

Ian