: I'm assuming the "wow" is at the unreinforced edge of the hull at
: the sheer line. Normally the deck and hull reinforce each other and force
: each other back into alignment. On the Coho I just finished I had let the
: panels sit tied together for a year before I stitched and glued them. I
: had a large wow at the front side of the hull. I decided to glass the
: outside and then the inside without bracing the wow out. In other words I
: glassed the wow into the hull. However, when I stitched the deck to the
: hull the wow disappeared. Notice I said "stitch". Taping the
: deck to the hull has never worked for me.

???? So you leave the stitches in place AFTER you have already glassed inside and out separately? If you don't tape the deck-hull seam and you have already glassed them as individual units, what do you use for permanent joining? If you cut the wires flush, the wires won't hold the joint closed. Do you cut the wires flush and then glass again inside and out?????