Warped!

[Bryan Hansel]

This is an interesting first for me. My hull warped like crazy. I think it's the 1/8- by 1.5-inch strips. I tried to pull it back together with the forms, but that made it worse, so I clamped on gunwales and it pulled everything into place and then I sanded the inside and removed the gunwales. I went out this morning and everything was fine with no warping.

Bizarre.

[Glen Smith]

That is quite weird! Did you not install spreader sticks?

[Bryan Hansel]

I did and that seemed to make the warping worse. So, I removed them. I think the stiffness difference between the 3/16 and 1/8 strips is making the issue worse. After I glass the inside, I'll put them back in.

[Stencil]

It could be the stain. There is an old woodworking axiom about whatever you do to one side of the wood you must do to the other.

[Bryan Hansel]

I don't think so, because I used dye before. This build is outside, so I suspect that it's a moisture things, because it would disappear and reappear during the day.