Deck Crown

[umecheme]

As I'm "rebuilding" my stringers, I was trying to true up the outside stringers to the inside stringers, and then I got thinking about water on the deck.  Am I supposed to leave a crown in the deck so the water will run to the outsides and then out the back.  If so, how much crown should I leave?  Half inch from the inner to outter stringers?  Less?   

Any thoughts or help is appreciated. 

[umecheme]

I should say, from the inner stringer to where the outter stringer meets the hull.  Right now its about 1/4 inch down to the inside of the outter stringer, and a half inch where the outter stringer meeets the hull...

[RickK]

I would think 1/4" is plenty of crown

[dbiscayne]

I don't think deck drainage is hindered with or without a crown, my boat typically never sits still long enough for any crown to the deck to help drainage. Just a little bit of unbalanced weight will negate the effects of the crown.