# Pram Alignment Issues

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/pram-alignment-issues/50363>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [February 21, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/pram-alignment-issues/50363 "2024-02-21T20:42:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![James\_Richardson2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@James\_Richardson2](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/James_Richardson2)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/pram-alignment-issues/50363/1 "2024-02-21T20:42:27Z")

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Been working on my Eastport Pram kit and have run into a couple of unexpected alignment issues with the daggerboard trunk and the front seat/partner/bulkhead.

The trunk sits&nbsp;about 1/4” too far forward to make solid contact with the mid bulkhead. Screwing it in as is would leave the bulkhead bent slightly forward of a straight line. Unsure how this happened unless I installed the bulkhead slightly out of plumb, despite my best efforts with wiring it into the correct place.  
[![Daggerboard Trunk](https://photos.app.goo.gl/WXxXhGfuvtFHudQXA)](https://photos.app.goo.gl/WXxXhGfuvtFHudQXA)

[![Trunk 2](https://photos.app.goo.gl/vqWS8eTDKcQPjfBX7)](https://photos.app.goo.gl/vqWS8eTDKcQPjfBX7)

Anyway, I can either:

1. Screw it in as is, accept that it’s slightly bent and might not show much under the seat  
2. Fill the gap with a shim or thickened epoxy  
3. Trim the locating tabs so the trunk sits further aft. I’ve already trimmed them a bit short, but since they don’t seem to do anything but locate the trunk, I don’t think this is an issue.  
  
Any issue with option #3?  
  
Second issue came up as I’m fitting the front seat. I have about 1/4” before the seat meets the transom. Trouble is, moving the seat 1/4” forward will put the forward face of the mast partner nearly flush (\<1/8”) with the forward bulkhead. I’m likely to need to trim almost the entire front edge off the partner doubler to get it fit properly. Again, unsure exactly how this happened.

[![Partner](https://photos.app.goo.gl/371oz67ayv1Gs7JF6)](https://photos.app.goo.gl/371oz67ayv1Gs7JF6)

Will that make the partner too weak? Or should I stop where I am and bank on filling the gap at the transom with epoxy and wood flour?

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**Author:** ![James\_Richardson2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@James\_Richardson2](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/James_Richardson2)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/pram-alignment-issues/50363/2 "2024-02-21T20:51:23Z")

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Second try on the pics.

[https://photos.app.goo.gl/36kFVfLz9i6fW7hG9](https://photos.app.goo.gl/36kFVfLz9i6fW7hG9)

[https://photos.app.goo.gl/T33m8sBWH4mNgwXJ8](https://photos.app.goo.gl/T33m8sBWH4mNgwXJ8)

[https://photos.app.goo.gl/QvFRoBfqD1krdGp56](https://photos.app.goo.gl/QvFRoBfqD1krdGp56)

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Scheibeck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/michael_scheibeck/32/33_2.png) [@Michael\_Scheibeck](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Michael_Scheibeck)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/pram-alignment-issues/50363/3 "2024-02-22T09:28:40Z")

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For the daggerboard trunk/bulkheadI wouldn't do your option #1.&nbsp; Probably not a good idea to introduce a curve into the bulkhead.&nbsp; I'd probably go with #2, but it might be simpler (and maybe stronger) to move the daggerboard--I doubt 1/4" would make much difference in its location, and you're going to cut the slot later, if memory serves, right?.

Don't know what to say about your mast partner business, so I won't say anything.&nbsp; Hopefully, someone who's actully built an Eastport (mine was a Passagemaker, and 10 years ago at that) will chime in.&nbsp; Besides, I'm more of a boatwrong than a boatwright.&nbsp; \<;-)

.....Michael, AKA Gramps

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Scheibeck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/michael_scheibeck/32/33_2.png) [@Michael\_Scheibeck](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Michael_Scheibeck)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/pram-alignment-issues/50363/4 "2024-02-22T09:28:41Z")

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For the daggerboard trunk/bulkheadI wouldn't do your option #1.&nbsp; Probably not a good idea to introduce a curve into the bulkhead.&nbsp; I'd probably go with #2, but it might be simpler (and maybe stronger) to move the daggerboard--I doubt 1/4" would make much difference in its location, and you're going to cut the slot later, if memory serves, right?.

Don't know what to say about your mast partner business, so I won't say anything.&nbsp; Hopefully, someone who's actully built an Eastport (mine was a Passagemaker, and 10 years ago at that) will chime in.&nbsp; Besides, I'm more of a boatwrong than a boatwright.&nbsp; \<;-)

.....Michael, AKA Gramps

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Scheibeck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.clcboats.com/michael_scheibeck/32/33_2.png) [@Michael\_Scheibeck](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Michael_Scheibeck)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/pram-alignment-issues/50363/5 "2024-02-22T09:29:49Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;I have no idea why that posted twice....