: Cut the opening, then run strips across the opening working back
: from the aft end of the cutout. The recess lies on a plane, so
: it's pretty easy to shape the ends to fit the cutout, edge glue
: the strips with wood glue and hot glue them in polace at either
: end. One can use a couple of strips of masking tape to tighten
: the edge-to-edge seam while the glue dries, just as one wood
: while stripping.

: As you noted, the last few strips at the stern extend beneath the
: level of the deck cutout. I hot glued a couple of strips
: longitudinally along the strips that were already in place to
: provide a platform, then edge-glued the last few strips in place
: on top of them. This will extend beyond the curve of the stern
: edge of the cutout, but will be trimmed later.

: This leaves a crescent shaped opening at the stern end of the
: recess to fill in (this is what Nick is filling in with veneer).
: I used strips, shaping them to fit the opening, then used hot
: glue to set them in place (with wood glue along the edges, which
: were beveled to make the curve (just as one would the coaming
: riser).

: At this point, it's easy to trim the excess from the flat section
: from the bottom and glass the recess in place before making a
: cutout for the coaming riser.

Thanks for the info, I think I am going to try building it with strips like this. Thanks for the picture to, your boat looks just like the strip design I am planning light wood base with dark sheer, and dark highlighted deck chines. I have just set the first strip, do you have any more photos of your Petrel? I would love to see them.