: I measured and laid out all of my rib and deck beam locations last night. I
: found that in a couple of instances the rib and the deck beams lined up
: where the rib mortise is directly under the deck beam. Morris says that
: this should be avoided although Starr and Cunningham don't mention it.
: Should I maneuver the beck beams so that they aren’t over the ribs? Should
: I play with the rib spacing?

: Richard

Yes. Make some slight adjustments. If the deck beam mortises (or peg holes if these are used) and rib mortises are all lined in the same area of the gunwales, that area will be weaker. Slight adjustments either in the ribs and/or beams aren't going to be noticed.

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