: I'm about to get started stripping the boat, but I don't have any long
: lengths of material(most around 8 to 10ft). Would it be a good idea for me
: to scarf and join a pile of strips before starting or just the shear
: strips?

It probably easier to get the sheers fair if you have a full length strip so scarf those but join the rest on the form. Spend a couple minutes matching color and grain instead and nobody will see them, unless you want to use contrasting color or grain and make people see them. I use small c clamps over short strips covered with tape on inside and out to align strip ends will glue dries.