> Hi,

> I am cutting and planing the panels for a Chesapeake 17'. They say to
> clamp the pannels together and cut and plane them at the same time. They
> say to be sure that they are not drooping, so that the panels will be of
> identical size. I did all of that and they are slightly different in size.
> I am talking less than a mm. Is this difference in length going to be
> acceptable? It seems really hard to get them perfectly identical even if
> they are clamped and flat. Your advice is appreciated.

> Thanks in advance,

> Paul

1mm is of no significance. you have several times that room for adjustment when you are stitching the boat together. Just make sure you stitch the boat into a symetrical form - mainly watch the lengths of opposite sides. Slight variations in that adjustment will give you a crooked boat with more width on one side of center than the other.