The clamping jigs that I made have an inside radius cut to the right dimension. With sandpaper attached, it blends the shear in nicely. Between the cockpit beams, I just blended to each side, and cut with a hand plane for the transition.

BTW, did you see my comments on the lack or rudder performance on the Tred Avon? Is that a concern for Swiftwood?

> For lack of a better term, how does one blend the sheer clamp on a
> Patuxent between the deckbeam surrounding the cockpit. Getting it correct
> at the bow was easy, the radius template does not change. But shear around
> the cockpit needs to change to accomidate the two different radii.

> Also on SWIFTWOOD the top of the stern is flat so I'll have to continue
> this stragety all the way back.

> Thanks in advance.