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Strip: Joining deck to hull
By:Dave McKinney
Date: 5/26/2003, 10:40 pm

Hello all,
I am about to join the deck to the hull but I see that the two parts have REALLY shifted since I pulled them off the forms. The hull is about an inch narrower than the deck at the cockpit but a little wider at the stern. Is this normal or is the project in trouble? I have thought of using sticks wedged in the hull to make it wider and trying to use clamps or even sanding the ends to make the bow and stern even. How common is this. I'm a little worried I will not be able to join the boat together. Any ideas?

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Strip: Joining deck to hull
Dave McKinney -- 5/26/2003, 10:40 pm
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Scott -- 5/27/2003, 12:27 pm
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Scott -- 5/27/2003, 12:41 pm
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Don Lucas -- 5/27/2003, 11:25 am
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William -- 5/27/2003, 12:17 am
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srchr/gerald -- 5/26/2003, 11:08 pm