Planking tapers at stern ?

[centroid]

Hi, I’m building a 24’ lyle hess cutter. I’m rough cutting the white oak back bone timbers right now and starting to draw out the sections of the deadwood to see roughly how much it tapers. The trailing edge of the backbone assembly tapers down to 1-1/2”. If my planking is supposed to be 1-1/8” and at the rabbet line near the stern (the outside to outside width is very narrow ) once I cut the 1-1/8” rabbet, there’s barely any wood left. In other words, do I taper the garboard thickness at the stern where everything tapers down ? (I hope that makes sense, it seems to make sense when you’re in the shop all day staring at it )

thanks

[Bob Cleek]

Consider cutting the stern rabbet far enough forward that you have enough meat there to hold fasteners in the full thickness planking. Don't thin the planking to accommodate the shape of the boat. Study your lofting. It should become apparent.

[centroid]

Bob,
This is what happens when I stare at it too long, the simple solutions escapes me. That should work out quite nicely since there is so much bearing area at the stern knee. Thanks.