: Hi,

: New to the board but I've been lurking for the last year whilst I build my
: Night Heron (high deck version). I seem to be have run into a bit of a
: problem matching up the two halves of the boat. The bottom half still fits
: the forms alright but the top half seems to be out around 10mm vertically
: and about 15mm horizontally (each side) at the centre. The movement at the
: deck happend pretty much as soon as I pulled out the staples and has got
: worse over time.

: I glassed the inside last night and today put the deck back on the forms,
: hoping that whilst the epoxy was still soft I could push it back into
: shape and once the expoxy had dried it would stay there. I forced it back
: into alignment with some ratchet hold down straps which was partially
: successful but the amount of force required seemed excessive. I'm
: wondering if the two halves will ever go together or maybe I should just
: bite the bullet and try again.

: Anybody else out there run into this problem?

If you have glassed both sides it gets pretty darned stiff. Possibly another reason to glass inside of the deck first, attach the halves and then glass outside.

A radical possibility for your problem, but maybe a solution as a last resort.

How about cutting a slot (or maybe two) along the length of the deck where the problem lies. This would releive the tension and allow some flex. Then fit the deck and then reglass these sections with some tape.

Et