> kind of, so the boat is pretty much finished,glassed,epoxied,the deck is
> on and at this spot that is right below the coaming at it's widest point:
> on the chine? in the side panel? there is a 4-3/4" x 1/2" hump?.
> Is this "hump" how the panel is shaped? How is this 1/2"
> being measured, with one edge of the 12"ruler on the top and the
> other edge laying on the deck? Or 1/2" assymetry from the center line
> of the boat? I'd hold off on suggesting remedies without knowing what
> humps where. Slicing a 1/2" doesn't make sense as that would make a
> small football sized hole, if any of the lack of fairness is in the shear
> clamp then there's not much to to there as the deck is on. Still a
> mystery, it's possible that he stitched,glued and glassed with one panel
> severely overlapping the other at the chine but a 1/2"? Don't leave
> me hanging-lee

He has decided to cut the tape and epoxy and pull the panels apart at the chine, then repair the fault then reassemble the two panels.

once again Thanks to all who contribute!