Deck Goes Down on the 47′ Sloop Lark

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April 21, 2012

Eric Blake

  With the deck frame and plywood subdeck nearly laid on the 47′ sloop Lark, it’s time to start marking out the pieces that make up the deck’s visible layer, which will be teak. This blog is a follow-up to my previous blog about laying teak decks, and I’ve written this one in response to our OCH members who have asked for more. Lark is basically a very light displacement, high performance daysailer. Her accommodations for cruising are minimal. Her hull is strip-planked with 5/8″ cedar, reinforced with a skin of epoxy-saturated carbon fiber inside and out. Her deck is lightly…

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