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Tender Deck Spacing....

December 02, 2008 08:14PM
Can anyone tell me why the deck boards on a tender deck (below the tank) are staggered? I am building a model of RGS 20 and have even noticed this design item on Lima's big six and my proptototype. What is the prototypical motivation for the additional spacing? Moisture? Conservation of materials? Access to plumbing? Why not just deck the entire thing? I have seen a few rebuilds where they did the whole thing. Any ideas?

John P
Atlanta
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johnpenn74 December 02, 2008 08:14PM

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Jeff Taylor December 02, 2008 10:24PM

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Granflaten December 02, 2008 10:29PM

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