Cheaters and The Waterline

 I did the usual technique of running a full strip out from the sheer and filling in with cheaters. Again, the 1/2" accent strips seemed more sturdy. At the areas of forms 1 and 16, I found that the shim wasn't actually necessary-I just made sure that the strips went in with a fair line.

At the bow, only two cheaters were required.

The the first strip that fills the gap between the accent strips was a little "fancy", requiring planing to make it fit in between for about 1/3 of its length. I decided to try making the scarf joint in situ instead of ahead of time.  I was able to place the strip in two sections.

Where the strip nearly filled the gap, I simply removed the nail in the accent strip, and clamped together. I only had to move the accent strip about 1 mm.

Filling in to the waterline went well. I've gotten a little better at tapering the strips so that they fit to the end, with little need for filler.

Starting To Strip

I decided to make the sheer & waterline strips a full 1/2" wide this time. The bow & stern aren't as curved in this design, and I had no problem bending the bigger strips.

 They fell into place on the lines pretty easily. In fact, it seemed easier to get a fair curve with the bigger strips. I only had to make two adjustments, and didn't have to move any of the forms.

Similarly, the  1/2" keel strip seemed easier to get straight.

A bit of a "situation" appeared at forms 1 and 17. If I ran the strip from the next form, there was a big dip to the form. That's probably where I made the bow & stern entries a little too fine on Kayak Foundry. These forms didn't look right all along-they may be placed wrong. I put a 6d nail through the strip. The strip can be slid back & forth on the nail to meet the neighboring strips, for a fair line.