Hi,
I made up and installed (one of) the forward sheer clamps. At the bow the top of the sheer clamps is flush with the panels (and will be with the breast hook). As the sheer-clamp runs aft, the top rises above the panel, because the inside edge has to line up with the top of the Dorade box, bulkhead 2 and the rear cabin panel. The part of the sheer-clamp between the rear cabin and the Dorade box gets bevelled to match the curve of the cabin roof. I am unsure what to do with the forward part from the Dorade box to the bow. There are a some options:
1) plane the top down of the sheer-clamp to the level of the panel - that would taper the sheer-clamp the 'wrong way'.
2) glue a thin trip plywood on top of the panel against the sheer-clamp, cut that flush with sheer-clamp and round-over with 1/4" bit.
3) hit it with a 1/2" round-over bit.
The second option is probably the cleanest. Any ideas on this would be appreciated.
Cheers.