P.C. Ford ) writes:
On 24 Jul 2003 12:18:50 GMT, (William R.
Watt) wrote:

I doubt anyone lays the plywood
on the bias. I'd wager it all runs fore-and-aft as the boat will be be
lighter and stiffer that way.

Then I'm afraid you would lose. What was the wager?
The Slo-Mo-Shun hydros (at least V, can't remember IV) had decks with
P. Mahogany plywood with face veneers at 45 degrees.

Very striking effect.

no doubt, but this thread is about building an Optimist pram.
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