> I'd leave it alone. The chine will be under water most of the time, and
> when you're upside down everyone will be too busy with other things to
> notice a hump in the chine. If you plane it you'll expose layers of
> plywood, which will pretty much require painting the hull. On the other
> hand, if you plan to paint the hull anyway, I'd follow Lee's advise and
> plane it smooth, if necessary reinforcing the inside fillet in that area.

Thanks, I've explained these options to my friend and he has decided to leave it as is and try to paint the boat as to hide the blemish.Something to distract the eyes from that part of the craft..

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