# Skerry - aft seat fit - strange "stepped" pattern

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skerry-aft-seat-fit-strange-stepped-pattern/48442>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [March 14, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skerry-aft-seat-fit-strange-stepped-pattern/48442 "2021-03-14T20:30:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Meyer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Michael\_Meyer1](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Michael_Meyer1)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skerry-aft-seat-fit-strange-stepped-pattern/48442/1 "2021-03-14T20:30:33Z")

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I'm dry fitting the seats in my Skerry and they all seem to fit very well as cut by the factory, with no modifications needed.&nbsp; Except the aft seat which has a strange "step in" cut into the last 8 inches or so on each site that causes a 1/2-inch gap between the seat and the hull.&nbsp; It seems that it would fit perfectly without this "step."&nbsp; Am I misunderstanding something or do I just need to create an enormous fillet here?

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Kurlancheek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Brad\_Kurlancheek](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Brad_Kurlancheek)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skerry-aft-seat-fit-strange-stepped-pattern/48442/2 "2021-03-15T13:25:41Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;Good question.&nbsp; I'm trying to remember running into such gap when I'd installed the aft deck and have no memory of it - thought that doesn't mean it wasn't there.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Miller1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecccb3/32.png) [@Jeff\_Miller1](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jeff_Miller1)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/skerry-aft-seat-fit-strange-stepped-pattern/48442/3 "2021-03-15T17:12:57Z")

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I remember there being a gap there that got filled with large fillets. I have no idea if there's a better way to do it.&nbsp; Might be able to shave down the slots the bulkheads fit into if the tip isn't touching the fillets behind it.