Been working on my Eastport Pram kit and have run into a couple of unexpected alignment issues with the daggerboard trunk and the front seat/partner/bulkhead.

The trunk sits about 1/4” too far forward to make solid contact with the mid bulkhead. Screwing it in as is would leave the bulkhead bent slightly forward of a straight line. Unsure how this happened unless I installed the bulkhead slightly out of plumb, despite my best efforts with wiring it into the correct place.

Anyway, I can either:

1. Screw it in as is, accept that it’s slightly bent and might not show much under the seat
2. Fill the gap with a shim or thickened epoxy
3. Trim the locating tabs so the trunk sits further aft. I’ve already trimmed them a bit short, but since they don’t seem to do anything but locate the trunk, I don’t think this is an issue.

Any issue with option #3?

Second issue came up as I’m fitting the front seat. I have about 1/4” before the seat meets the transom. Trouble is, moving the seat 1/4” forward will put the forward face of the mast partner nearly flush (<1/8”) with the forward bulkhead. I’m likely to need to trim almost the entire front edge off the partner doubler to get it fit properly. Again, unsure exactly how this happened.

Will that make the partner too weak? Or should I stop where I am and bank on filling the gap at the transom with epoxy and wood flour?