I put a design on my Fast Double that involved strips bending from one sheer to the other. It was a pain. I busted strips, I got funny dips in the finished deck.

Plywood may be a hassle also, it depends on the deck shape. If I were to redo the Fast Double pattern I would put in a few stringers, use more forms and use narrower strips.

> I have a rather complicated deck design in mind--some strips running from
> gunwale to gunwale, lots of short strips in between. Sounds like a
> nightmare using conventional stripping methods so I've come up with an
> idea to hybridize by starting with a 1/8" plywood deck and cover it
> with veneers. Anybody tried this or have any objections or suggestions?
> One immediate question--when using plywood is it possible to install it
> with a convex bend from sheer to sheer and a concave bend from stem to
> cockpit? I assume you would cut out a sliver from the middle? Any ideas,
> suggestions, pointed criticisms and other witty remarks greatly
> appreciated. Thanks, Tom