> Dan, I'm finishing up a Tred Avon with stripped deck of 1-1/2" fir
> and redwood accents. I added several deckbeams, taped them off and
> stripped to them, then put the outer layer of glass on the deck. Then I
> put the first two layers of the coaming on. Then I removed the deck, to
> finish the interior. I'm almost ready to re-install it permanently, just
> as if it were plywood.

> I think it will look real nice. It did add some weight, I think the
> finished boat will be around 70 pounds. With the added deckbeams it is a
> lot stronger than the ply would have been. I have 4oz glass outside, three
> coats epoxy inside.

> It will be done in another month I hope. I'll post pix then if I can
> figure out the camera trick. I think with thinner strips of Redwood or
> Cedar the weight penalty would not be so great. Go for it!

Don, Do you think the strips with glass on one side only is strong enough? I was making a strip blade for a paddle and I droped the blade on the floor after I had only one side glassed. The blade broke along one of the strip joints. It stayed together but was only being held together by the glass.

Larry C.