: Help! I have run into a bad problem with my Guillemot. I am at the point
: where I want to put the deck and hull together. My hull has curled
: together more than an inch between the gunnels. I suspect I did not leave
: it on the forms long enough between the outside glassing and the inside. I
: discovered it shortly thereafter, and put it back on the forms. Its been
: ther for the last 3 weeks, but I still have this problem. I have it spread
: apart with some sticks between the gunnels, if I were to proceed with
: taping on the deck and then remove the sticks, I suspect that the deck
: will not keep everything spread apart properly.

It will. Make sure you really rough up the glass on both hull and deck so the tape really gets a tough mechanical bite. Let the sheer taping cure fully before popping the sticks out. Fiberglass and epoxy is wonderfully strong stuff.

The only things I can
: think of are: 1) Grind out the bottom of the inside coat of glass, stretch
: it on the forms some more, and then re-glass.

Don't do it.

: 2) Put a couple of permanent wooden bulkheads in and with the cheek boards
: use these to help enforsce the shape of the boat.

Don't worry about it.

Spread it, tape it, relax!

Shawn