> Chris, We build our S&G boats with cambered decks of 3mm okoume. There has
> been past discussion on the difficulty of installing cambered decks, and
> the adequacy of 3mm plywood. What we do is pre-camber the decks and glass
> the inside with 4oz prior to installation. We overbend them slightly
> (since they spring back a wee bit) and hold them with 16 ga. crosswires
> spaced about a foot apart while we are glassing.

> The decks are then a snap to install and hatch cutouts hold the camber.
> Also, while bending, the wood gets tension on the outside and compression
> on the inside, however, the actual stresses most commonly on the finished
> boat are just the opposite (climb on the rear deck, for instance). The
> result is also a MUCH stiffer deck. We don't glass the exterior, just
> epoxy.

I agree with Grant. Glassing the outside of the deck would mainly prevent scratches and dings while glassing the inside would give it greater impact resistance.

Mike
> Hope this is helpful. Grant