> Hi, I recently finished a Great Auk with a few modifications. The front
> deck can easily be lowered by rounding the line on the top of the forms.
> If you make three sections it will be nessasary to modify the forms by
> picking a start point (around frame 3 or 4) and then taper the top section
> back to its maximum width at the cockpit. The hard part would be the front
> edge of the cockpit. To get a the combing lip to follow the contour of the
> front deck would be very hard. I dont know how that could be done without
> it looking off kilter (uneven gap around the front edge) Beware the flakey
> numbers in the offset table! Some of the forms required some tweaking.
> (and not just the ones I modified tho those needed many more tweaks.)

> Good luck!

> Bob

Hi Bob, Could you give me a bit more info. on the 'flakey numbers in the offset table'? I have gone through the whole process of changing all the no.s into Metric, plotting them out,and then cutting out the resulting forms. Unfortunately I had to move so (fortunately) never got the forms onto the 2x4/strongback. I am about to get them out of the box they are stuffed in and get going with this project and your comments have me a bit alarmed.Where are the problems you encountered? How did you correct them? Additionally, I would like to see any pics of, or hear more about, your deck modifications. I saw, on Nick's site, a newer design (name escapes me at present) that is much the same as the Great Auk but with a rounded deck and it got me to thinking... Thanks,Kelly