I did another dry fit in anticipation to putting the deck on. It looks ok to me. I did have a slight hollow in the foredeck but applying a clamp popped it into compliance. I have marked the center of the fore and aft at the cockpit. As far as the overhang goes I have just measured them so they are roughly even. I also mark the ends at the bow and stern. Is there any other measurement I should take before I begin the gluing nailing process? Those of you following my first build saga may know that I planned sections of the shear clamp to deep. I have added epoxy hardened with wood flour to those sections. I also ordered ½ nails. The nails will just fit without poking through the shear clamps particularly at the stern. Adding the final glue of epoxy and celofil should take care of any remanning
low spots. I decided to go with the nails since cutting the deck before gluing and not using nails was an extra challenge for this beginner.