: My SnG experience is that the panels are held together on the inside with
: fillets and 'glass. I think we're talking about an exterior strip here.
: Since you're probably interested in removing a foot or two of 'glass tape
: at either end, I'd suggest that sanding would work quite well, although
: with more dust than the heat gun method.

: Mike

Thanks all. You're right Mike, this is an exterior strip, and there is a layer of glass already under the strip that covers the entire hull and wraps around the ends of the bow and stern. There is also glass inside the hull and a fillet along the seam at the bow and stern. So I would think, and hope, that removing about a foot or so of the tape at either end won't cause the panels to come apart. I will probably go with sanding since there is a layer of glass cloth under the tape strip and I'll just be careful not to sand through that as well!