"Bodacious Jack, beautifully done. Really cool to see your innovations, additional compartments, and the big 4 inch drains. I would love to see more photos, if available. Are you in Portland?"

"To me it feels most like a schooner transom:"

"I never thought about an upside down curved transom. A picture is worth 1,000 words!"

"I didn't realize Chris Craft made curved transom! You are a craftsman! Rick"

"inspired by Jason Cajune's full curve transoms...and curved ChrisCraft and sailboat transoms. :)"

"Continued good progress. I like the curved transom! Rick"

"24: fairing coat on the hatches and footwell Shop vac hose is a little short, so I put it up in the boat so it will reach down into the footwell when sanding.  I glassed the bulkheads so long ago I was worried about blush not letting the new…"

"And the good work continues! Rick"

"22: fillets and glass tape in the oarsman’s foot well. 23: sanded the edges of the glass and fill coated it.  Fill coated the bow hatch, glassed the tops of the side hatches.Epoxy with chopped glass and thickened with flour for fillets,…"

"^^^This would be a great way to fill the gap.and like James said, still looks awesome Dusty.  We as builders stress more about things like this than anyone else looking at the boat.  Wanna hear a secret?  I beveled the foot of my stem…"

"That's a great idea...and 5200 is resilient enough that it won't pull the panel out of fair."

"Day 20: 2 more lips.  11 down, 21 to go"

"I’d be hesitant to pull it hard with a deep clamp if the panel is fair. You’ll make a flat spot. If it’s already glued and the other side is touching, go for the shim."

"Thanks for the kind comment, Guy!I'm standing on the shoulders of giants.  Someone else paid it forward and shared what they knew; happy to share so others can learn from what I'm doing.I assimilate a LOT of ideas from other…"

"^^Your bevel fits down at the chine log.  The bevel has to roll slightly as the panel twists at a different angle from chine to sheer.Or add a shim.  I try to avoid large epoxy fills--it runs out too easily, it's heavy, it's…"