Hey Dan,

You can use 3/4 by 3/4 for the battens. About the sheer clamps, you sure about the 1" x 4"? I'm pretty sure that they're 3/4 x 3/4 (or 1" x 1" if you like.)

BTW, did the plywood arrive ok, without damage?

Jason @ Noah's

> I purchased my plans and all the supplies needed to build my Chesapeake
> 17' except for the batten used to draw the curves on the hull blanks and
> the wood for sheer clamps. According to the plans and manuals the batten
> should measure 3/4" X 1" X 12' and the sheer clamps should
> measure 1" X 4" X 37'. I went to a local lumber yard and they
> had plenty of 1" X 1" and 3/4" X 3/4" wood but nothing
> was 3/4" X 1". Have I read something wrong? Does my lumber yard
> suck? Can I use 3/4" X 3/4" for my purposes? They looked at me
> like I was asking something really odd.

> Cheers, Dan