I guess this would be the first snag as I put things back together and obviously a concern all along. Two layers of 1708 over the coring in the liner back in August and I have been mostly tuning up and tabbing the stringers back in at the transom. The clearance is what I had hoped for other than one high spot. My problem is the alignment at the cut line behind the casting deck. The liner sat on a 5’ x 10’ stud framed bench so I could weigh the core down and presumably keep it flat. I expect that the sides relaxed down over a few weeks and when I laminated it, the angle from horizontal to vertical got too steep. The picture shows about a 3/8” gap when I snap the liner down at the starboard side.
What I am hoping is that I can cut a kerf in the horizontal plane of the Divinycell and let the side flex to a more open angle (maybe 30” back each side). Fill it back with a little thickened epoxy and have less fairing. Hate to break the seal but need to try something. Any ideas?
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