Chesapeake 14 hull issues

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I am building a chesapeake 14 from plans and measured everything about 10 times before I cut however the bottom panels are about an inch longer than the sides. Do I maybe have my spreader too wide? I'm also halfway through a 16 foot from the book and don't seem to have run into the same problem.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

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I had the exact same thing happen when I was building a sail rig from the plans.  I ended up trimming the long panels to match and didn’t notice any ill effects.  

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I'm pretty sure the same thing happened on my 17 LT. Left the overhang at the stern and probably removed it after filleting was done using a japanese saw and shinto rasp while cleaning up the hull for glassing

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Ogata (eric)

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Thanks guys, that was what I was planning on doing, glad to see it may not be just me then! I will re-check my spreader just to make sure i’ve got that bit right also.