Hi Bill,

I had a similar problem with my Phantom hull but I found that I didn't have to actually remove a 1/4" of wood in order to get the templates to meet. So start by looking at the bow and get that to shape and then remove a bit of wood from the sternpost and check with the templates, then remove a little more, it will eventually come together. And it's not actually critical that they meet either, just get them "close."

Dan
Thanks Dan. That's what I needed to know. I was a little worried about taking off so much material.
A nibblin' it will be