> O.K. so I'm scarf jointing two plywood boards together. I cut the side
> panels from that; do a second two boards and cut the hull (yeah I'm making
> a three-board outrigger). Now these scarf joints on each piece line up
> real nicely right smack in the middle of the boat; their perpendicular to
> the longitudinal axis. I call this a break-point. I also call that bad.
> Will epoxy resin and fiberglassing be enough to hold this boat together in
> surf? Should these joints be offset like a bricks or a wooden floor?

> Plans call for a 15'LOA and 16" Beam. Don't know enough about boat
> building to tell you more. Please e-mail me something on this.

You could either offset them or back the scarfs with fiberglass tape to strengthen the joints.

Mike