Two builders recommending using the baseplate, eh?!? Hmmmmmmm - that might be the way to go!! If I use the plate, I might as well put in small stanchions as well. Better safe than sorry, I always say!!

Thanks guys,

Sean

: As Dave said, the baseplate adds a lot of strength and rigidity,
: and provides a stable base for the skin.
: On the Sea Bee stripper I just finished, the strips from the deck
: serve as the baseplate and a 3/4" X 5/8"
: coaming with a 3/16" X 1.5" lip. This setup provides
: plenty of room for a sea sock and the spray skirt.
: A plywood coaming on a no fiberglass stripper ? .... Blasphemy :)

: I've never done it the way you describe, so any comments on my part
: would be opinion ... And like they say,
: 1 fact is worth 10,000 expert opinions :) ... Tom