Viperek asked 'does victory have a bend'? Well mine did, only not the way you mentioned, after fixing the first deck and glue'ing the frame (using watered down glue) I left the hull to dry, when I looked at it the next day I was devestated to see it had a bend from where the keel sections join! (see Photo's).
I first thought I'd have to try and strip it down and do a re-build but then decided to try and straighten it by giving it a soak in the bath, (bet I'm the first to launch this 'Victory build' into the water), I then put it back on the 'slip-way' but moved some of the fixing blocks to force the bend the other way!
After leaving it in that position for two days I breathed a big sigh of relief when I saw it was once again straight.
It just go's to show that whoever it was that used 'jig & clamps' and glued the ribs onto the keel before fixing the deck probably had a far better outcome than slapping all that watered down glue all over the place and leaving it to dry out with no clamps! Follow the 'Forum' for better results!!!
The other thing to remember 'cock-up's in wood are usually not fatal' and things can be salvaged.


And now the corrected hull! not perfect, but I'm much happier!
