It took me a couple of hours (no exaggeration)to glue the first plank.

The instructions are not very clear other than saying start 25mm below deck on bulkhead nr 15. Dry fitted it with pins a couple of times - trying to figure out how to position it such that the planks (strakes) can follow 'natural' lines and at the same time fit and position the first plank such that I do not have to trim/taper the planks above this one too much...

time will tell...

On this image one can also see the filler blocks that I added (balsa wood) between the stern bulkheads. They wont to much for this part of the hull planking but I think the filler blocks will assist with the lower part of the keel.

Also visible is some of the padding I had to do on the bulkheads to allow the hull strakes to follow natural lines. The idea of using the bulldog clips and paper clips to hold planks (that are not under tension) in place came from someone else's build log that I looked at some weeks ago. (as soon as I find it again I'll add the reference :) )