: I am just about at this stage with my guillemot,
: Whilst I have read here on the forum and in other sources, much about the
: importance of keeping the strips tight to the frames when building in
: order to create the boat that the designer intended, nowhere have I seen
: any mention of checking the sheer width as the two halves meet.
: Surely, even though the sheer strips meet well, that isn't a garantee that
: the profile is going to be correct.
: What's the answer?

Part of the answer is to install the bulkheads in the hull and fillet them in before you add the deck.

They will maintain sheer-width for you.

Etienne