Sure, I’ll do what I can.
Here are some pictures. I didn’t take many of the mistake as I wasn’t too proud of it. 😉
Ok, so, here’s what happened. If you look in the first and second picture, where the quarter panel meets the side panels. You’ll notice a significant space (1/4″ to 3/8″) where the side panels extend past the quarter panels. The issue I was having is that when I was trying to line up the inside edges of the panels, like every other joint had been done, there was a significant gap between the galley flat and the quarter panel. As well, the quarter panel was not able to ‘touch’ the galley flat in order to be tacked down. I looked around for pictures in the manual for whether it was correct or not, but couldn’t find anything and it just seemed like too large of a gap for the fillet. I knew it was wrong at the time but figured maybe something was a just a little off elsewhere in the build and that I could just adjust as necessary with sanding, planing, etc. So, I got it as close as I could and epoxied it in place. Only after the epoxy cured did I find a picture buried deep in the manual in I think the ‘extras’ sections that answered my questions. But at that point it was too late.
I considered simply cutting off the excess, but I was concerned about messing something else up. So, to ‘fix’ it… I used fairing compound (the green stuff) to build up the space between the overhang of the side panel and the quarter panel. I beat myself up over it for about two weeks, but had originally considered painting the transom, quarter and #4 panels anyway, so I was forced in to it.
Now that it is painted you can’t tell there was ever a mistake there… but I certainly don’t recommend anyone follow my lead on this one. I just tried to make the best of a dumb mistake. 🙂
FWIW, I’ve struggled the entire build with the ‘imperfections’ I’ve introduced. I’m very detail oriented and a little obsessive about these kinds of things. But I’ve learned to let some of them go and to just accept them as learning experiences. As I’ve noticed through feedback from friends, family and strangers that I’m the ONLY one that will ever notice about 99% of them. Though, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have a ‘list’ of things to come back to. 😉