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What ended up fixing it was measuring from the center line out to the plank on the completed side, then transfering that distance to the incomplete side. That told me how long I needed to make my shim on the bow side and taper on the stern to get everything into proper alignment. The shims and taper...

Here are some better photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h26wwh0ceh4s ... lClWa?dl=0
You can see where I added a shim and in the next course the problem was back. In the other photo, the opposite side has the width trimmed.

Thanks for the reply Cruiser, Ill add better pics tonight. We're talking about the same thing. My fear is that if I keep adding shims the angle of the planks will become less acute at the keel line, shortening the length of the side I'm trying to make longer. Maybe I need to make my shims longer. Pi...

Hello Folks, I'm building a Redbird. I planked up to just about the end of the stems moving up evenly on port and starboard sides, then finished up to the keel on the port side and trimmed to the center line. Getting started I leveled the strips to each other across the width, and bow to stern. They...