> 4 ten-footers sounds like a good idea. I want to see you fit those IN a
> jeep, though. Perhaps you might tie them to the roof, or let them dangle
> out the back.

> I suspect the reason why the plans don't give an exact length for the
> sheer clamps is that panels for the boat may vary slightly from the plan.
> This is quite likely if they are cut from 8 foot panels of plywood and
> then scarfed together. (This is as opposed to scarfing the plywood into 20
> foot long sheets, and then trying to cut the boat panels from this huge,
> flimsy assemblage)

Actually, the plans tell you rip the 8' pieces of plywood to rough widths, scarf those 8' lengths together and cut each panel from each 16-18' piece.

They tell you to get an extra 3' to account for the length lost in scarfs. Actually, you'd only need an extra foot or so if you're using 10 footers. You use a bit more in scarfs using 8' lengths of sheer clamp material because there are then 2 scarfs per side.

Shawn