Hey Brian. Question. I screwed up. I cut the for section of the chines to size, not leaving the extra wood on them for later trimming. I figured it out after I got the entire chine scarfed and glued. Should I cut the front section off and scarf in a new piece or wait to see if this fits? Everything else is going well. Thank you.
You need the proverbial 'moaning chair' in the shop, eh? Mistakes are part of the game...
So, on the f'w'd chine, the inside line that fits the outer edge of the bottom panels is supposed to be cut before installation. The f'w'd OUTER line, however is not. This leaves material that can be clamped to an athwartships 'straight edge' ... so you can get your chine flat installation just right, pulled in at the bow if necessary. Once locked in and glassed, then the f'w'd chine flat outer line is cut to produce a nice taper inward to the bow where the flats end in a point.
If you already cut the outer line, I guess you can try fitting it. The thin f'w'd tips can break if you have to pull them inward with clamps and with the chine flat being narrower in the f'w'd sections, it may be hard to clamp them to the aforementioned 'straight edge' above. It's free to try, however, so why not? If it appears too difficult, then you can replace the forward end at that time ... there's more than one way to skin a cat...
