I'm working on a strip-built canoe, which might be a Peterborough. There was a place in the hull that was very thin, plus longitudinal cracking in nearby strips, which (in my opinion) had to be replaced. Cut out with a razor knife, the resulting hole is 2 strips wide by 6 inches long. In the attached photo you can see the lap, nearly 1/4" wide, is dangling from the top, but even if I could remove the lap at the bottom without doing damage, it's hard to see how that would do any good. I hate the thought of gluing butt joints, but is there a better way? You can see that I've started to grind a taper to the long edges to create a larger glue surface. What is the recommended method for doing a strip replacement like this? Tom McCloud