: Daveg is right. The front deck strips that continued to rise up
: rather than curve down to the rear deck are holding the middle
: part of the template too high. As a result, the sides can't
: reach out as far as they need to.

: A bit of work with a heat gun, clamps, bits of rope and anything
: else you can lay your hands on should be able to reduce the
: problem sufficiently that with a bit of imagination, you can use
: the template.

: The cutout for the recess does not have to be exactly the shape of
: the template. Just as long as you get a fairly smooth curve on
: the outline that is similar to the cockpit itself.

Thanks to everyone for the help. I get the idea. Time to start heating and bending.
Regards,
Sherm