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If they do that, it's essentially identical to how you do a cedar strip plank boat. The 3D-print/wood is only used for its compressive strength across the ~1 cm hull thickness, which is really high, and the glass (or carbon) fibre translates bending of the hull into tension of the fibres plus compression of the separating material - loading each material in the way where it's strongest.

The technical word for this is a torsion box, and you find it everywhere, from doors in your house to aircraft wings.




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