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Re: Day late, dollar short!
By:Don Beale
Date: 3/23/2000, 12:24 pm
In Response To: Re: deck design (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

> I put a design on my Fast Double that involved strips bending from one
> sheer to the other. It was a pain. I busted strips, I got funny dips in
> the finished deck.

> Plywood may be a hassle also, it depends on the deck shape. If I were to
> redo the Fast Double pattern I would put in a few stringers, use more
> forms and use narrower strips.

I did the same thing on my Spring Run! It was a pain! I have funny dips in the deck... I'm hoping to take the thickness down enough that it doesnt show too much. To do it again, I'd use 1/4 x 1/4 strips instead of 1/2 x 1/4. They'd twist and curve easier. I am planning on finishing with this dexk though, funny dips or no. Live and learn!

Messages In This Thread

deck design
Tom Kurth -- 3/21/2000, 11:15 pm
Re: deck design
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/23/2000, 10:09 am
Re: Day late, dollar short!
Don Beale -- 3/23/2000, 12:24 pm
Re: deck design
Shawn Baker -- 3/22/2000, 9:40 am
Re: deck design With PICTURE
Eric Schade (shearwater Boats) -- 3/22/2000, 7:50 pm
Re: deck design
Eric Schade (shearwater Boats) -- 3/22/2000, 7:46 pm
Re: Concave/Convex Deck
Jim Eisenmenger -- 3/22/2000, 7:11 am
First stripping, then veneering
Marcelo 9 7/8 -- 3/22/2000, 6:53 am