It's a great design, you'll like it!

: I was just making up terms as I went! :-)

: I can see what you are talking about now. Hopefully mine will hold. I don't
: expect to try rolling this boat soon (not intentionally anyway ). Sounds
: like you are pushing them to the limits. I had also considered Mike's
: option of a fixed brace, but given my 6'5" length vs just about
: anyone else who might want to use the boat, I wanted it to be adjustable.
: I also wanted to try it out for furture strip builts. Thanks for your
: input. I'll let you know how they work. I finally got all the rest pieces
: glued up last night and will give it a dry run this weekend.