1. Mark a line at the center of the canvas for its entire length. Place frame on a table or saw horses, bottom up.

2. Cut Here Place canvas over frame and cut off excess.

3. Stretch and staple canvas along the D and E Strakes. Start with a staple at the center of strake D, then put several staples to the left and right of center. Move to the Strake E and do the same. Continue, alternating between strake D and E. Start here

4. Carefully Cutoff excess to make Panels 1 - 4. Panel 1 Panel 3 Panel 2 Panel 4

5. Panel 2 Panel 4 Panel 1 Panel 3 Cut Here Factory finished edge. 1. Stretch and staple Panel 1 to the D strake, running a bead of glue along the overlap. 2. Stretch and staple Panel 1 to the C strake (cover the full width of the strake. Trim the excess canvas. Factory finished edge.

6. Panel 3 Cut Here Panel 1 Trim Panel 1 around the cockpit area, leaving enough material to wrap around the underside of the H and F strakes. Panel 2 Panel 4

7. Panel 3 Staple to the underside of the H and F strakes and to Rib 2 on the inside of the cockpit. Do not staple around the outside of the cockpit! Cut/Slit Here Panel 2 Panel 4

8. Panel 3 Panel 2 1. Overlap Panel 1 with Panel 2. 2. Fold over the top edge of Panel 2 to make a nice “hem”. 3. Alternate stretch and staple between strake C and E. 4. Seal overlapping edges at strake C and E with Liquid Nails. Factory finished edge. Foldover this edge. Panel 4

9. Panel 3 Attach Panel 3 just like Panel 1. Factory finished edge. Panel 4

10. Trim and Slit Panel 3 just like Panel 1.

11. Panel 4 Attach Panel 4 just like Panel 2.

12. Trim, stretch, fold, staple, and glue the excess material at the bow and stern.

13. Now you need to cut and apply the overlapping side panels./ Cut these panels from the excess cut off the stern earlier. You’ll need two pieces approximately 10” by 60”.

14. Trim the ends of the panels like shown to give it a more finished look. Fold and staple the cockpit edge around the underside of the H and F strakes. Apply glue on the overlapping areas. Staple along the D and E strakes.