Question on cap removal

[Chris1956]

Make sure the hull under the waterline at planning speed is straight, length and width wise. Plastic lumber may be straighter than wood, on it's edge. Maybe you could line the wood with the plastic stuff.

When the boat was built, the entire hull was in a precise mold. The stringers and frames were added and glassed in before the boat was removed from the mold.

On a side note, if you can fix at least part of the hull, before pulling the cap, it may help hold the hull in shape.

 

[carlos515]

Make sure the hull under the waterline at planning speed is straight, length and width wise. Plastic lumber may be straighter than wood, on it's edge. Maybe you could line the wood with the plastic stuff.

When the boat was built, the entire hull was in a precise mold. The stringers and frames were added and glassed in before the boat was removed from the mold.

On a side note, if you can fix at least part of the hull, before pulling the cap, it may help hold the hull in shape.

That is what I was thinking. I was going to do my stringers and hull cleats (braces) first. Then remove the cap to get to the top of my transom. I need to re-glass the transom, as I did not get to the top of it very well.
As it is right now I need to level out the hull between the chines and remove the dimples from the rollers.