# Wood duck aft bulkhead to stern

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wood-duck-aft-bulkhead-to-stern/39173>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [January 1, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wood-duck-aft-bulkhead-to-stern/39173 "2012-01-01T12:41:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Miller1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Daniel\_Miller1](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Daniel_Miller1)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wood-duck-aft-bulkhead-to-stern/39173/1 "2012-01-01T12:41:20Z")

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Hello all! My first project is a wood duck double and heres my problem; There is a lot of twist in the bottom panel between the aft bulkhead and the stern per the instructions. &nbsp;I have already broken about 10 inches of the bottom panel off trying to meet the form requirement and repaired it with a homemade scarf joint. &nbsp;Now trying again it seems impossible. &nbsp;How in the world is the wood supposed to twist 90 degrees in just a few feet? &nbsp;What am I doing wrong?

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I have read the instructions thoroughly and watched the video on making a Chesapeke, no help there.

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Any advice is appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Sensing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Scott\_Sensing](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Scott_Sensing)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/wood-duck-aft-bulkhead-to-stern/39173/2 "2012-01-01T12:49:58Z")

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Seem to recall I used a little spray bottle of water and kept soaking the plywood inside and out until it would bend enough.&nbsp; You might try it in stages...spray, bend, fasten, then come back an hour later to spray, bend, and tighten some more. I ran some wire all the way through the hull, making a loop that enabled each side to pull against the other.&nbsp;

Alot of twist in a WD but it sure is pretty when it's done. ;-)