Re: Stem thickness and bottom board

[Sean Russell]

I will be interested in the answers as I am dealing with the same issue. It has occurred to me that one could move the entire hull away from the centre line by one half the width of the portioin of the stem you wish to have exposed. So if you wanted a flat surface on the stem (so you could add a false stem to cover the plank ends) of one half inch you would move the hull away from the centre line by one quarter of an inch. Your hull would be somewhat wider and you would have to make allowances for this but it should work.

Sean