Stapleless Planking System

In my next boat, I'm going to utilize the stapleless method of clamping the strips together using a plywood clamping system as illustrated here.
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Not because of aesthetics. I doubt that any untrained eye can spot a staple hole in the hull.
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I'm using it because it should align the planking strips together better, thus saving time against the horrendous amount of sanding that these projects entail.