i'm also a novice , but could you hot glue a brace strip to the inside to pull it in till you lay up your outer glass? you may still have to fight with it some , but not nearly as much.

charlie

: I'm building a night heron. I'm at the point where I'm removing the staples
: from the completed hull and deck. I've noticed that the deck sheer strip
: has bulged out of line about 1/4 inch for about a six inch length midship.
: Is there anything I can do now to correct this problem? If I wait until I
: expoxy the glassed hull and deck will I be able to force the sheer strips
: to align with tape and muscle? Also, if there are gaps between the deck
: and hull sheer strips can I fill them in and put a fiberglass tape over
: the outside? Thanks for any help to this novice.