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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typed by ben" data-source="post: 328703" data-attributes="member: 11717">so i felt energetic this morning while my daughter was having her nap.  i looked back over the comments ive gotten and kept coming back to this one:its a convincing argument.  i just had to see what this setup would look like.  i pulled a line 4" above the rib in the gunwale, since its the only straight line on the whole boat.  the top of the tape is the measurement.   [ATTACH=full]56834[/ATTACH] ill zing off the tops of the stringers and fill in the holes left over from the abandoned rivet points.  then ill be able to lay a halo generally over the blue tape that you see, matching the profile of the hull.  the halo will lay on the flat section that has been cut out of the stringer, and that will effectively box in the front of the boat.  it should be incredibly strong.heres some cardboard deck mockups.  the last picture shows actual deck height, but you will have to use your imagination where the stringers pop up through, as they will be cut off below the level of the deck. [ATTACH=full]56835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]56836[/ATTACH]  i LOVE this setup and im 99% sure this is the final mockup for the casting deck before i start cutting material.  thanks ranchero50!</blockquote>