Help! Docking port "below" surface, can this be fixed?

[CatastrophicFailure]

Trying to get this screenshot to work...

somehow my docking port (CBM package) ended up below the surface of what it mounted on. Trying to dock with it the ship just pushes against it without merging. Which is really weird since that node UNdocked just fine after launch. Anyways, is there any way to fix this without scrapping it and launching a whole new module? Some way to tweak the persistence file perhaps?

[tomf]

You can replace one ship in a persistance file with another ship fairly easily.

What I would do is

backup your main persistance file

launch the fixed version of the ship (in a new sandbox if you don't want time passing, debris etc in your main game)

open the new persistance file, find the relevant ship

copy all the PARTs

find the ship you want to replace

copy the fixed ship's PARTs over the broken ones.

[CatastrophicFailure]

Hi.

Thanx for your input. After taking a look at the EXTREMELY complex file structures, I think I'm just gonna play it safe & relaunch the relative bit rather than risk mucking up my persistence file. But I appreciate the assistance.