: I think it matters if the sheer clamps are added before or after the hull is
: glued and whether there are forms in the hull. Which I gather isn't the
: case here. My experience is a few CLC Chesapeakes with 3/4" wide
: cypress sheer clamps and my own with 1/2" wide cypress sheerlamps
: tapered down on the inside corner a lot. In those boats where the side
: panel was glued on beforehand the curve at the sheer(looking down) was
: less than other boats built on forms or without pre-glued sheerclamps and
: in the Case of the Ch18 one side was straight for 3' and the other was
: curved because of a variation in density in the cypress. The Cirrus is
: built on a form so adding a sheerclamp after the hull was glued wouldn't
: affect it as much but I wonder if it would pull in the sides a bit if it's
: under tension,,I'm guessing not as much since you'd have to taper it near
: the ends to fit in there anyway.
: Still I don't understand the need for it to begin with like Paul said the
: deck is complete, glue and tape it.

The discussion is for a strip built kayak and it's easier to add short sheer clamps to the ends because it's very difficult to reach the skinny ends with pre-wetted out fiberglass tape, the way it's normally done.

Bill H.