: Yes. Instead of spreading the hull to the maximum beam to 22 1/2" called
: for in that bit of paper with all those lines on it which I like to
: ignore, I only went to 22".
: It is quite surprising how much more it has V'd the hull. I am not sure I
: would want to pull much more than an inch out of the beam this way. At
: least you can stitch these things up and try different length spreaders
: before committing to epoxy!

Does it look like you could trim or shave off the two bottom pieces along the centerline to take out some of the "V"?

Randy