Hope I'm not off topic but I've often wondered why Ted Moores' style of building decks onto shear clamps is never discussed here. To me, making a deck that will join the hull like a cookie jar lid has a lot of merit. Is there some hidden fault in this approach?
Charlie

: I recently finished glassing my strip deck.
: It is western red cedar.
: I did the top first of course, let it sit for a week to cure.
: Then I pulled it off the forms and flipped it over to plane the
: underside and glass, then cure.
: After finishing this step I placed the deck back on the hull
: and found that the shape had changed dramatically.
: In essence the curve of the deck from shear to shear is much
: larger now and dose not match the bulkheads.
: To get the outer edges of the deck to touch the shear strips
: I have to use a strap clamp.
: So my question is;
: Should I stress the deck over the bulkheads or should I
: reshape the bulkheads to fit the shape of the deck?
: I have not cut my hatches yet.
: If I reshape I will lose 1" of height at the top of the front bulkhead.

: Thanks, Julie