Screwups!
I spent all day replacing 6 and 7 inch screws with 2 inch screws on all 4 jaw rails. I ran into a friend of the family who has a lot of experience in boat building. When he was in high school, he and some other students help build a 52.5-foot boat called the VERTELL W. Here's a picture of her from a old local newspaper article. Mr. L. gave me some technical advice about the things that are needed in improving the boat's integrity. Mr. L. was a great help. I'm really thrilled that he offered to assist me with the project.I think runing into Mr. L. was a real 'God" send.