Oh boy . . .
The thing about strakes is the geometry. Just try to draw out a midsection construction detail. Particularly if you don't want to extensively facet the molds. Even if you do, draw the detail before committing to the number of strakes. I have seen people befuddled on the forum when going to a thinner lapstrake skin and . . . lo and behold the line off does not work based on the previous plank thickness.
Changing from scantling to plank keel is less complex in the bow, there are a few more parts involved with the skeg in the stern. The most elegant solution is to create a skeg with the same taper as the plank keel, preserving the original keel profile, and creating a great beaching surface and bombproof construction. Way more work than a simple scantling skeg though.
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