Hi all,

First time builder here, starting from a kit. I have a quick question regarding 2 quirks on the skiff so far. 

1) The side panels don't meet cleanly at the bow, I suspect I have a small offset with my drilled holes. One side stands ahead of the other leading to a stagger rather than a clean joint. The plan is to measure and drill a few new holes on the shy panel and scoot it forward, locking the 'correct' few holes down once its aligned, and using the rest of my existing holes for support. Any thoughts here? I didnt see a dramatic twist or anything else that could explain it. 

2) There seems to be ~1.5cm 'too much' transom even relative to the panel which is set further back. The plans dont seem to indicate that there should be any of the bottom panel protruding out from under the bottom of the transom ane side panels. I don't See a way that I could make up the distance at all by shifting the panels around. 

I'm hoping I messed up something obvious, unless theres excess on the bottom board to be planed off or some degree of panel gap is considered acceptable at the joints.

Thanks in advance