I would like to run something by all you strip builders on this forum,I like using the rolling bevel BUT the alignment when marring the deck to hull is a pain you know where.Then I had a thought (god help the world)can I use cove and bead on the first shear strip,just to help it snap into position and hold for taping or is the cove so small it wouldn't matter?I'm sure someone thought of this before (I'm not very original).My thoughts are putting the bead on the deck part and the cove on the hull. I need sone pro and con Thanks Nick R.

I did that on a couple of boats; I had a bunch of full-length B&C strips on the rack waiting to be used, so I ripped off one edge on a few an made a couple of sets of strips for joining hull and deck.
I took a bit of care to keep the edges of the B&C from breaking but still had a few splinters. This would have been a problem if I was using a clear finish a.k.a. 'wood look' for the boat, but I was painting, so any breaks could easily be filled and faired.
It did help to make the hull and deck 'snap together' and stay aligned while doing the inside taping - I was surprised how effective those little bead/cove joints could be.
On my last project I went back to square-edged strips at the sheer.