Another opinion: 6 oz.cloth exterior hull with 8" keel strip under blanket; 4 oz.cloth elsewhere; 3/16" planking using 1/4" cutters for bead & cove; unless you are going to paint it, use full lenghth strips of clear cedar ( white or red ) and for goodness sakes, fair it.

> The cost savings of 3/16" vs. 1/4" strips for 1 boat
> is insignificant. The weight savings is about 5 pounds.

> The weight savings of all 4oz cloth vs. all 6oz cloth is about
> 2.5 pounds. I would use 2 layers of 4oz on the hull interior and exterior
> that saves 1.5 pounds over all 6oz.

> As for fairing - If you lay the strips with no hollows lengthwise,
> you don't need to do a lot of fairing in that direction. If you are
> happy with softening the edges at the glue joints (not rounding the
> whole strip), you don't need to do a lot of fairing in that direction.
>

> Have fun.