Wayne -
Our deck (built in Spring 2000) is 2x2 's and 1/2" OSB (oriented strand-board). It is based on Bill Calkins' which is based on Melvin Schuette's which I think is based on Dave Rolley's -- whatever, each section weighs about 65 lbs and the original was supposed to be able to be fit in a full-size station wagon. Don't know about that, but I have transported it in my S-10 size pickup. Besides, when was the last time anyone saw a 'full-size' station wagon?
I have loaded into the truck by myself, but with two people it is not hard to handle at all. I have our protective ramp hinged to the #1 section so that section is real heavy but I try to time it so that someone else has to load and unload that section
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Oh, it is 11 sections not 12. Our arresting rope supports are just some 1x2's with V-grooves cut in them - these are pegged down to the edges of the deck with longish 1/4" screws (we don't even put nuts on, we just use the screws as pegs).
The other countries decks are quite a bit smaller than ours and do not meet our rulebook descriptions. The 11 section deck was made possible by a change in the rulebook in the '90s