The dry-fitting of all the stringers to the hull uncovered a major flaw in my work. It took the experienced eyes of the workers at the yard only a quick glance to spot the problem. Frame E v2 The stringers were buried too deeply where they attached to frame E, which meant they weren't following a fair curve. Because of my inexperience, I had cut the notches too deep, without paying enough attention to the proper curves or, more importantly, to how this would affect the surface where the plywood would eventually be fitted during planking. The notches were too deep... Even with correctly sized notches, there was another issue: the stringers are quite stiff, and naturally wanted to sit slightly further outwards from frame E. But my notches had already taken them too far in, making the overall curve even worse. I discussed several possible ways of correcting the problem with the experienced builders at the yard, but eventually we reached the conclusion that there was no easy fix: I wou...