Moving right along the strip and spilling is much easier towards the bow as opposed to the aft sections that have the tight turn. It will likely get more difficult to keep the boards behaving towards the transom. Some long hypodermic needles arrived so I was able to fill glue inside a void in the keelson. The aft planking will now continue. It was held up waiting for that task to be complete.
The staple guns have been acting up. I really like the Dewalt stapler as it has a powerful hammer and pounds 9/16" staples all the way through the keelson. It is easy to load but the first one I bought failed after ~ 1000 staples. The release mechanism appeared to have worn and would not lift the spring anymore accept every 3-4 attempts, enough to drive you nuts. There is a lifetime warranty so I shelved it, bought another and picked up a 5k staple box of 10mm T50s. I also bought an electric Stanley and will try it tomorrow. The Dewalt is beautifully built and feels tough. The release mechanism parts are hardened steel so it is troubling as to what the root issue is. It takes getting used to as the staple exit is not close to the edge so you need to develop a fell for where to place the gun.
Attached transom at the keelson without issue. I figured I would hold off until the molding was 50%. Stripped two more sheets of ply into planks. This will be enough to finish the first layer of ply. Here is the hole at the laminate void. I am not worried about voids as the boat stays out of the water.
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