They helped immensely, the main thing is that I could place the plank on the hull add one clamp at the bow then not worry about the plank falling off or moving around. In addition to cutting the relief a little deeper and at a slightly higher angle. I sanded a bit of a chamfer on the inside edge near the transition joint. The other thing I did was pre-drill holes in the plank only, to prevent the screw threads catching on the plank and pulling the plank away from the hull as they are tightened. I used almost every clamp in the house to hold this down.
This is a luxury I won't have for the next garboard. So for the next one I will need to use more screws. Finally here is a picture of the other side. The plank seems to interface all the hull parts well and it is cool to see the plywood curve.
I still can't quite believe that this is done so I'm reserving any celebratory thinking until I get all the clamps and screws off and everything stays where it should.
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