Converting Carvel to Strip Plank
The Joel White Catspaw Dinghy plans (his take on the Herreshoff Columbia Dinghy) which are quite detailed, by the way, are for Carvel construction. I'd like to explore building this boat in strip plank. Is this as simple as substituting the planking for glued strips or is it way more complicated? I am not intending to fiberglass inside and out, just epoxy and a layer of Dynel or Xynole for abrasion resistance so I assumed the framing would remain the same. Original planking calls for 1/2'' cedar. I would probably use Douglas Fir. Thanks- Aaron
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