clinker/lapstrake duckboats?

[AlexCole]

I admit that I know nothing about building boats, but have been doing a lot of reading on the subject lately. Why is it that the vast majority of "homemade" duckboats are stitch and glue, with a small amount being strip-plank, most notably David Clark's 16' cackler that remains unfinished and is screaming at me from NY. But I digress, is there/are there lapstrake duckboats that I just have not encountered yet, or am I missing something and there is something inherent about a lapstrake boat that makes it a poor duckboat??? Any info is appreciated. Thanks, Alex.

 

[John L]

Stitch and glue boats are fast and some of the easiest boats to build vs a planked boat. In addition some hull desings can not be built in a stitch and glue fashion due to the curves in the hull. I'm sure some guy can go into alot more detail on this topic but this is the short version

 

[Andy Grant]

The solid wood planks needed to make a traditional lapstrake boat would be very expensive, if you could find them. Although, I have seen lapstrake done with plywood. But either way takes a lot more skill and time than strip or stitch and glue. It is all about economics of time and money.