I believe if we had a deck in Cleveland we could revive carrier higher than it is today but a full sized deck creates movement and storage issues. 2X4's and 3/4 ply is just out of the question when to concern yourself with weight and storage. What about newer materials, has anyone have any suggestions or experiences. How about the Brits, Japan or Australia where carrier seems to be flourashing.
Wayne

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  

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

Thanks for the input, I will send Ted Kraver an e-mail and ask for information.
Wayne

Thanks for the dimensions. Unfortunately if we wanted to have a contest a deck of those dimensions wouldnt be acceptable. I will keep this in mind.
Thanks
Wayne