: I'd
: honestly recommend against taking the time to build a frame and full ribs
: and then covering the entire thing with plywood--seems awfully heavy. But,
: a framed deck that you could skin? Sounds like it would be definitely
: workable. You may want to beef up the gunwales/sheer clamps and treat them
: like canoe gunwales for structure.

: Go for it!

Thanks, Shawn. If I used anthropometric measurements then the ribs would be temporary - I wouldn't leave them in there. I'll probably do a Seaspirit or a King. If I did a King then I'd just set the rear deck low all the way back. I would pick up the lines of the rollers recess and extend them. The hull would be 1/8" strip Peruvian Walnut with 3.2oz glass. All the deckbeams would be lightweight composite materials... Hey, I'm allowed to dream aren't I?

Good luck today Shawn!

- Chip