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Strip: Deck shapes
By:Kudzu
Date: 4/13/2008, 12:37 am

I know that this is a personal choice but I wondering about deck shapes. I have my hull finished except for some(more)sanding. It's time to work on the frames for the strip deck. I have kept the deck rather low to the sheer of the boat. At the ends of the boat I am just finding the width of the boat, using the height I drew of the deck and just making a radius that falls on the three points. It's very slight curve so I should look fine. Just enough radius to give it some strength.

At the cockpit the deck raises up a good bit higher compared to the rest of the deck. I am afraid that just doing a big radius there may look funny. I am wondering if it should be more elliptical maybe? I am pretty sure I will have to just try it on the boat and see. But maybe someone has been down this road and has some advice.

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Strip: Deck shapes
Kudzu -- 4/13/2008, 12:37 am
Re: Strip: Deck shapes *Pic*
Andy Waddington -- 4/14/2008, 6:08 am
Re: Strip: Deck shapes *Pic*
Kudzu -- 4/14/2008, 5:11 pm
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Reg Lake -- 4/13/2008, 12:54 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/13/2008, 12:24 pm
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Kudzu -- 4/14/2008, 5:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2008, 1:38 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/14/2008, 1:13 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/13/2008, 1:14 am
Re: Strip: Deck shapes *Pic*
Gennie -- 4/13/2008, 3:23 am
Front not the rear deck
Kudzu -- 4/13/2008, 9:10 am
Re: Front not the rear deck
T Hanson -- 4/13/2008, 10:32 am