Hello. I am a first time builder, so please be kind. I have stitched the boat together and I am at the point when I need to install the breasthook. The problem is that the top stitch, holding the bow point together, is in the way of me placing the breasthook so that it will be flush with the top edges of the hull. Obviously, I can remove that copper stitch, but then the bow will naturally flare outward and away from the breasthook. What is the best solution? Redrilling a set of holes to place a stitch out of the way of the breasthook or simply relying on the drywall screws to hold the assembly all together while the epoxy cures?
I didn’t install it until all stitches were out and after I had already glued between the stitches (I think because of the same issue). I screwed it in. Removed it. Epoxied it and held it in place with the screws. Then filled the screw holes with epoxy. The screw holes will be hidden later with the outwales.